Mail Order Vows (Sweet Mail Order Bride Historical Romance Novel) by Maya Stirling

Author:Maya Stirling
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Maya Stirling

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Cassie awoke next morning. She stretched and reached out an arm, feeling the emptiness of the bed. For the briefest moment it felt just like any other morning in recent months. The empty space beside her was familiar.

Then her mind kicked in, and she knew that Ethan's true place was by her side. And he wasn't there.

She got up and dressed quickly, feeling the tiredness that came from not sleeping deeply enough. She went to the kitchen expecting to see Ethan there, perhaps preparing breakfast, but he was nowhere to be found.

Cassie went outside and looked across the field. The morning was cool and bright. She squinted her eyes to see better. Then she saw him, way off in the distance. He was with the horse and plough, already hard at work. He had told her he believed in early starts and he had spoken the truth. Cassie didn't know what time it was but she could tell it was very early. Her new husband was obviously a real hard worker.

She thought about going over to talk to him but she thought better of it. She had to think about last night. She needed time to reflect and try to understand what had happened between them.

Cassie went back into the cabin and prepared some breakfast for herself. She took the plate and coffee out onto the porch and sat on the seat. She watched Ethan hard at work while she ate her food and drank the bitter tasting coffee.

She thought about her first wedding night with Ethan. How could it have gone so horribly wrong? The day had been almost perfect, if you could call marrying a handsome almost complete stranger, coming home, having a lovely first meal, getting close and cosy, and then failing to behave intimately with her new husband, perfect.

Cassie tried to understand what had gone wrong. Had it been her fault? She had really tried to do what was right.

Was it that she didn't trust Ethan? Admittedly she had only known him a short time but in a strange way he was one of those rare people who inspired trust and confidence even although she hardly knew him. It was odd and she couldn't explain it. Ethan had asked her to trust him and she thought she had. But when it had come to that most important and intimate moment, she had failed. She had failed. That was what concerned her the most about last night. She felt it was all her fault.

Ethan had been gentle and sensitive. And yet Cassie had rejected him.

Although she knew that Ethan had put a brave face on it, she could tell that it had hurt him. Her rejection of his advances had made him feel bad. She had seen that on his face.

Although she was only beginning to get to know him, Cassie already didn't want to do that to Ethan. He had said so many kind words to her, made so many generous and supportive gestures, that she really didn't want to hurt his feelings.

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