Reluctantly Charmed_Clean Historical Romance_Doctor Holloway's Story by Kate Cambridge

Author:Kate Cambridge [Cambridge, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Bachelor, Single Woman, Hearts Desire, Clean & Wholesome, Life-Changes, Second Chances, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, Hero Hearts: Contemporary, Bareglen Creek, Texas
ISBN: 9781947171084
Publisher: Hero Hearts
Published: 2018-06-08T04:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-ONE

“Raphael, please get back to your seat, now!” Magdalena scolded. This was one of those days when nothing went right, and the children seemed restless and sullen.

Magdalena knew she was pushing them to try to complete the curriculum on time, but what other option was there? She didn’t know who might replace her—or even if anyone would. She felt desperate to impart as much knowledge to these children as she could before she had to leave.

Suddenly she heard a ruckus in the schoolyard and quickly walked to the door, shrinking back when she saw five men on horses with guns drawn. Sister Theresa walked calmly toward the man whose horse was in the lead.

Magdalena nudged the door closed, keeping it ajar just enough to watch what was happening through a crack. When she heard the gunshot and Sister Theresa drop to the ground, she closed it completely and locked it.

She quickly glanced around the classroom assessing who was old enough and mature enough to sneak out the back of the classroom and carry out her instructions. She heard a knocking at the door and decided: “Raphael! You and Jose must leave through the backdoor. I want you to crawl through the grass to the trail behind the schoolroom and once you reach the trees run toward the town. Do not stop until you reach the sheriff, do you understand me?”

Both boys nodded, eyes wide.

“Repeat back to me what you are going to do.” She demanded.

“We will sneak out the back door and crawl through the grass to the wooded trail,” Raphael repeated.

“Then we’ll run as fast as we can to the sheriff and bring him back,” Jose whispered.

“Go!” She demanded, opening the back door for them, whispering, “Quietly, and Godspeed!”

She closed the door behind them and turned to the children.

“We know that lying is wrong, is that right?”

The children nodded yes.

“But this—this is not lying. This is protecting two of our own. We are the only ones who are here and no one has left us. Do you understand?”

The children nodded.

“I do not want anyone to speak. Not even one of you. I am the teacher and I am the only one who will speak,” she instructed before the front door of the schoolroom burst open, splintering the wood where the lock once held.

Three men busted through the door and into the classroom.

Magdalena stood in front of the children, placing herself between the men and her wards, desperate to quell the shaking she felt all the way to her bones.

“What do you want?” She asked, arms crossed, standing tall.

The lead man sneered at her, pushing her aside, walking into the classroom.

“Estamos buscando un niño.” He demanded.

“I don’t speak Spanish,” Magdalena replied.

“We are looking for a child,” the man repeated in English.

“The child you seek is not here,” she deadpanned.

His eyes narrowed. “How do you know who I seek?” He asked.

“There are only orphans here,” Magdalena clarified, unmovable.

He walked past each of the tables, examining each of the children.

“My son was taken from me,” he explained.

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