Mail Order Vow by Alix West

Author:Alix West [West, Alix]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-04T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Seth

Bringing Laura home had been less trouble than he’d anticipated. Clarice followed him as he carried Laura to her room. She fussed and complained about losing the best cook she’d ever had, but in the end, Clarice relented and even helped her pack.

Moving around her room, Laura kept her cloak on, but every so often he’d glimpse the way her dress dipped and cupped her breasts. He both loved and despised the dress. It had to be something from Clarice and he enjoyed the sight of her lush breasts, but cared little for the notion of other men seeing her loveliness on display.

After he helped Laura onto the buckboard, Clarice lowered her voice.

“That girl’s been sweet on you for a long time.”

“I know that,” Seth replied. “I’m sweet on her.”

“I wouldn’t let just any man carry off one of the girls that worked for me, Seth, but seeing as it’s you.”

Her tone grated on him. She wanted to put on a show of caring for any girl that worked for her, and maybe she did, but she’d also given Laura a room without a bolt. She’d let her go to a men’s jail. No, Clarice might care about Laura, but not anywhere near the same way he cared about Laura. He clenched his jaw. He knew what he was doing was heavy-handed, but he wasn’t going to allow Laura to live in a precarious situation.

He had no choice but to take her away. Not when Melvin talked like Laura was his, and told everyone that it was just a matter of time before he claimed her. And not when she’d signed a marriage proxy. As far as he was concerned, she’d sealed her own fate.

He narrowed his eyes at Clarice. “Laura’s and my name are both on a marriage proxy. That proxy is now at the Colter Canyon Courthouse. Nick said you witnessed her signing her name.”

He let his words hang, thinking she would hear the finality of the state of affairs.

“It’s fine, Clarice,” Laura said, quietly.

“You take good care of her,” Clarice said.

Seth nodded. “I aim to.”

He got onto the buckboard and sat beside Laura. When he moved closer, she flinched at his touch. He nodded good-bye to Clarice and snapped the reins. The lurch of the wagon drew a small cry of surprise from Laura’s lips and she grabbed his arm for support, jerking it away an instant later.

“I’m not going to bite, Laura.”

She shook her head, her lips pursed. “This is just a joke to you, isn’t it?”

He didn’t reply immediately. Instead he waited, steering the horses through the crowded streets of Colter Canyon. He thought she was joking? His thoughts about Laura were far from funny. He’d never been more serious in his life.

“This isn’t a joke, sweetheart. I intend to take you to my home and keep you. You’re going to live with me as my wife and if you have any doubts about that, I’ve invited the minister out to marry us tomorrow morning.

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