Melody (Journey's End Book 2) by Phelps Victoria

Author:Phelps, Victoria [Phelps, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Blushing Books Publications
Published: 2020-04-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Sunlight streamed through her window with the subtlety of a dagger. It pierced her swollen eyes and impaled her with its brutal brightness. Melody pried them open one at a time and studied the plate of uneaten food Belinda had brought to her the night before. She’d been too exhausted, too sad, to eat.

Last night, after Mitch returned with Thomas, she’d heard his boots climb the stairs and pause outside her door. He’d tapped lightly on the wood, waited for a response and tapped again. He’d paused outside her door for a spell before she’d heard his steps carry him to his own bed.

Her bottom still throbbed from his punishment, and the plan was for them to ride into Oakville before continuing to Journey’s End. Could she sit a horse for that many hours? She intended to, and she didn’t intend to give him the satisfaction of knowing how much it hurt.

Tears slid down her cheeks and dampened the bed sheets. She wiped them impatiently away with the heel of her hand. Damn, but she’d begun to really like Mitch. She’d begun to think she loved him and that maybe, just maybe, they could make their marriage a real one. But she couldn’t be married to a man who wouldn’t listen to her or consider her point of view. She’d already had that treatment from her pa for the first eighteen years of her life.

She would admit she’d been poorly behaved when they arrived. She’d even admit that she’d thrown a temper tantrum, but she’d also become aware of her actions and their source in a clear, unemotional way. Seeing Thomas and Mitch with their heads together talking, deciding, analyzing, had brought back all those memories of Clay and her pa doing that exact same thing. Telling her to ‘settle’ or ‘find something to do’ or ‘later’ even though later never came.

When Mitch had ordered her to the house, she’d been furious. But as she waited and watched out her window, she’d confronted those memories. She’d been anxious to talk with Mitch, to explain. She understood the connection between this ranch and her fury, and with the knowledge, she felt she could control her temper.

But, no, there was no talking to Mitch. He had spanking on his mind first, second and third. He’d been unreasonable, uncaring, unwilling to listen. Well, she figured she’d run out of un’s, but if he thought she’d lie down like a lamb to the slaughter and be beat, he had another think coming. As soon as they caught her brother’s killer, she’d file for an annulment. The idea made her sick and sad, but it was for the best. She wiped a remaining tear from her cheek. She would miss the women and children at Journey’s End. They’d been the first real family she’d ever known. One that valued each member right down to the tiniest babe.

Melody pushed herself up with her hands and pulled her knees under her. She crawled backwards to the edge of the bed, let her legs drape over the edge and stood.

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