The Airman's E-Mail Order Bride (Heroes of Chance Creek Book 5) by Seton Cora

Author:Seton, Cora [Seton, Cora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781927036617
Publisher: One Acre Press
Published: 2015-06-13T16:00:00+00:00

“You don’t understand everything that’s happened,” Heather said to Richard. She tried to keep her voice low and steady as she talked to him, but tears stung her eyes and she had to keep blinking them back. She hadn’t had time to process what had happened herself. All she knew was that she’d acted on instinct. Colt and his brothers were about to lose the ranch they’d fought so hard to win, and she couldn’t be the reason for that loss, even if it meant giving up her own chance at happiness.

Her decision to proclaim Melanie as Colt’s wife had been made in an instant and she’d regretted it just as fast, but there wasn’t anything else she could have done. Not with the ranch on the line.

“You’re supposed to marry Dad.”

“I know. It’s… complicated. Richard, you know that your dad and all his brothers have to marry in order to get Crescent Hall, right?”

He nodded once, but his expression didn’t change. He was fighting tears of his own and thirteen-year-old boys didn’t appreciate that kind of emotion.

“Before your Dad and I talked it out and decided to marry, he didn’t think he’d be able to find a wife, so he put up an ad and met Melanie. I think they came to an agreement to marry temporarily.” She heard herself speak as if from a distance and was amazed by how calm she sounded. Inside she was anything but calm.

“Temporarily?” Richard put a teenager’s scorn into the word.

“That’s right.” Heather did her best to make it sound reasonable. “Just long enough to get the ranch.”

“So he was going to lie to Aunt Heloise?”

“He was going to… Yes, he was going to lie to her.” There was no way to soften the truth. A fresh rush of sorrow nearly overwhelmed her, but she forced down all thoughts of the future. She had to concentrate on the now, which meant she needed to forget she’d have to postpone her own wedding to Colt.

“You always get mad when I lie!”

“I know.” There was nothing else she could say.

“What if she won’t go afterward?”

“You mean Melanie?” She’d never considered that possibility, but Richard was right; conceivably Melanie could refuse to divorce Colt. She could drag things out in court, or ask for more money than he’d offered in the meantime.

What if she angled for a piece of the ranch?

“I don’t know. I don’t know any more than you do right now, okay? We’re all going to have to figure this out together.”

“I’ve already figured it out.” Richard pulled away from her. “And it sucks!”

“Richard!”

He stormed across the room, but Colt collared him. “Have a seat.”

“No.” Richard tried to push past him, but Colt wouldn’t let go.

“I said, sit down! Heather, are you ready?”

She nodded and came to sit on one of the sofas. After another brief struggle, Richard tore away from Colt and took a seat on the edge of one of the easy chairs, looking poised for flight. Colt straightened. “I’m glad everyone’s here.

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