Secret Hearts by J.L. Jarvis

Author:J.L. Jarvis [Jarvis, J.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780985855444
Publisher: Bookbinder Press

After many hours and more regrets, Maggie sat at the kitchen table, alone. She looked again at the check. She reread the two letters. How she hated herself for trusting a man who would do this. This was how his kind sailed through life, she now realized. They bought and sold hearts as though they were property, with acts of conveyance and deeds of ownership. Cold acts. Cruel deeds. And they made it look easy.

She signed the paper and, with that act, legally released Andrew from his promise of marriage. She slipped the document into its return envelope, and then dropped the check into the awaiting fireplace. She sank into a chair and impassively watched the fire consume Andrew’s final promise to her: to pay the bearer to forget his promises. And for this, she would never forget him. She watched the paper curl and blister until it was ashen. When it was done with its burning, her heart was cold.

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