Surrender to the Fury by Connie Mason

Author:Connie Mason [Mason, Connie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9780505522665
Google: guEJAAAACAAJ
Amazon: 0505522667
Barnesnoble: 0505522667
Goodreads: 238502
Publisher: Love Spell
Published: 1992-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Two days after Nick and his Federal soldiers left Tall Oaks, the ominous thunder of cannon could be heard rum-

bling over the countryside. For Aimee it meant only one thing. The battle for Atlanta had begun in earnest. Sher-

man was determined to drive the Rebs from that city, and his march was sweeping through the area, taking everyt-

hing in its path. She prayed that since Nick was no longer at Tall Oaks to protect it from destruction by Union sol-

diers, those invading forces would be occupied elsewhere and her home considered too trivial to bother with.

As for Nick, she realized now that he had been ordered to join the battle for Atlanta and may even now be lying

dead. That horrible thought sent a shudder, of dread through her body. She didn't wish Nick dead. She only wanted

him to leave her son alone. She felt burdened by a tremendous guilt for not telling Nick the truth about Brand at a

time when his life was in jeopardy. A man had a right to know he had fathered a child, yet deep down the fear that

she might lose Brand kept her from admitting the truth even when Nick pressed her.

Nick said he would return, and she didn't doubt for a moment that he would, if only to plague her with questions

she didn't want to answer. He'd as much as said that he expected to raise his own child. If he learned that Brand was

his son, it would threaten her very existence. Where did that leave her? Aimee wondered dismally. Not once had

she heard the word "love." He made love to her as if he truly cared for her, but nothing was said of marriage. At least a marriage between them would allow them both to raise Brand.

But you hate ick Drummond, a little voice whispered.

Aimee made a derisive sound deep in her throat. How could she hate a man, yet love him to distraction? How co-

uld she yearn desperately for his touch yet despise him?

When had her hatred turned to love?

In the final days of August, stragglers began showing up at Tall Oaks. All were Rebs evacuating the city with Ge-

neral Hood's army. Some were wounded, some merely dazed by the three-pronged attack waged by Sherman 's

army against the railroads and the city, and some were just plain tired of death and destruction. Most came in se-

arch of water and food on their way to an unknown point to regroup to fight another day. Yet nearly every man

Aimee spoke with seemed convinced that the South was doomed. After conversation with a Reb captain and his

aide, Aimee learned just how far the South had sunk in its battle to remain a separate unity. She also had some va-

gue idea where Nick had been sent to fight.

"The battlefield is littered with dead," Captain Feldon said when questioned by Aimee. The faraway look in his

nearly expressionless blue eyes frightened Aimee. His face was as gray as his tattered uniform, and he appeared we-

ary beyond endurance.

' Is the Confederate army in retreat?" Aimee asked.

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