RNWMP: Bride for Michael (Mail Order Mounties Book 24) by Amelia C. Adams

Author:Amelia C. Adams [Adams, Amelia C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Michael picked up his mail from Old Joe at the general store and flipped through it. There wasn’t much—just a few odds and ends and a letter from his younger sister, Sarah. He tossed the things he didn’t need into the stove at the Mountie station, then sat down at the desk to read the letter.

Dear Michael,

Thank you for your letter. I’m glad to hear that you’re still doing well on PEI. However, I was quite startled to read that you’ve sent for a mail-order bride. In fact, it has taken me several days to compose this letter because I’ve struggled to know what to say.

Mother’s dearest wish was to see all her children married and happy. She passed before seeing that happen for the two of us, but she believed you’d found your potential bride, and that idea pleased her very much. You know how much she always loved Rebecca Farley, and considered her to be the perfect match for you. Rebecca always thought the same, and it was only your determination to become a Mountie that eased her pain when you left. She understood that Mounties live solitary lives.

But now you’ve chosen to go against conventional wisdom and get married, but instead of sending for Rebecca, a girl you’ve known your whole life, a girl who would love you and take care of you and be a blessing to you, you’ve sent for a perfect stranger from who knows where? Michael, I don’t understand. You are guaranteed a loving, committed wife in Rebecca, but it seems that you’d rather take a huge gamble and tie your fate to someone chosen for you . . . by someone who’s never met you!

Since I received your letter, I’ve had many sleepless nights trying to puzzle this out. Is there something wrong with Rebecca that none of us noticed but you? We all thought you were quite smitten with her—you certainly showed her enough attention the winter before you left to give that impression, and that’s what you made her believe too. I don’t understand how my own brother could play with someone’s emotions like that. That’s certainly not the kind of behavior I expect from you.

I really can’t decide what’s worse—the fact that you led her to believe you were interested in her, or the fact that you’re going against Mother’s dying wishes. Both have left me speechless. I thought Mounties were men of honor. I thought the Hadderly men were as well. This has disappointed me in so many ways, I find it hard to write them all down.

I hope I’ve sent this letter in enough time for you to come to your senses, send for Rebecca, and make things right. If I delayed too long and you’re now married to whatever girl was chosen for you out of the long list of potentials, I have myself to blame for the timing, but you are still responsible for the outcome.

Michael, I know I’ve been harsh in my words, but please understand that it’s because of my love for you.

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