Pearl: Sweet Western Historical Romance (Walker Creek Brides Book 4) by Minger Miriam

Author:Minger, Miriam [Minger, Miriam]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781943644346
Publisher: Walker Publishing
Published: 2019-11-30T16:00:00+00:00

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“Pearl?” His throat parched, Daniel opened his eyes to a room lined with narrow beds and lit by a single lamp in the corner.

He heard a rustling and turned his head, grimacing at the sharp throbbing the movement cost him, only to see a woman leaning over him with a glass of water. She looked vaguely familiar, a white apron over her dark dress and a white cap atop her honeyed hair, her gaze filled with concern.

“Easy, Mr. Grant. You’ve been sleeping for quite a while. Here, let me help you lift your head so you can take a sip.”

Her voice soothing, she braced her arm behind him so he could drink, which he did, thirstily. Yet it seemed the glass was no sooner at his lips than she set it on the side table while easing his head back down upon the pillow.

“Not too much water at first. Do you remember me? I’m Molly Davis, Dr. Davis’s wife. You’re in the infirmary adjoining our home. My husband went to get some sleep, but he’ll be back in another hour or so to take my place—”

“Where’s Pearl? She was here…unless I imagined it.”

“No, she stayed by your side until a few hours ago when Dr. Davis insisted she go home with her grandparents. She’s a remarkable young woman, but the shock of everything that happened—well, she needed a good night’s rest. Are you hungry? Would you like to try and eat?”

Daniel shook his head, wincing. His stomach grumbled, but he wasn’t thinking of food, only of Pearl.

A memory came flooding back to him of her seated at his bedside and holding his hand so tightly—or had that been him gripping hers like he would never let her go? She’d looked so pale, her eyes filled with tears…

“She’s all right, isn’t she?”

“Yes, but she was so worried about you, not wanting to leave until Mr. McMaster insisted upon it—we all insisted upon it. My husband examined her first and she’s healed up well, but she needs to take care with her leg so no problems arise. The leather apparatus that holds her stump is padded, but she must take care not to overdo. She doesn’t need any abrasions that might lead to infection. Of course you understand, being a doctor yourself—”

“Pearl told you I was a doctor?” Stunned, Daniel wished now that he hadn’t revealed so much to her, but how could he not be truthful when staring into her trusting gaze? When Molly nodded and sighed softly, he realized with a sinking feeling that Pearl must have told them more about him.

“I’m so sorry about your sister, Daniel—forgive me, may I call you by your given name? You look to be the age of my son, Seth, so the other sounds so formal. He’s twenty-five.”

“Twenty-six, and yes, Daniel’s fine.” His jaw grown tight at the mere mention of his sister, he looked away. “It’s not something I wish to talk about.”

“I understand, but talking about what happened is the one thing that might help you.

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