The Shadows Trilogy Box Set: A Christian Romance by Juliette Duncan

Author:Juliette Duncan [Duncan, Juliette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-08-24T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

That evening, Lizzy called Nessa. Please let there be some positive news and tell me it’s okay to come back. The weight in her stomach argued against the possibility. Even with Sal’s reassurance, what she was doing to Daniel screamed ‘blackmail’ in her conscience. Nessa would agree with Sal, but it didn’t lift the heavy guilt from her heart.

As she picked up the receiver and dialled the number, her fingers shook and she almost rang the wrong number. The phone rang for ages, and Lizzy was just about to hang up when Nessa answered, sounding quite breathless.

“Sorry to have made you run, Ness.”

“No problem, Lizzy, we’ve just come in and I heard the phone. I thought it might have been you. I’m sorry, Liz, but there’s no news of Daniel.”

Lizzy slumped in the chair. That definitely wasn’t what she wanted to hear.

“In fact, Riley couldn’t find him when he went out last night to look for him.”

Lizzy forced her tears back and tightened her grip on the receiver.

“Do you have any idea where he might be?” Her voice was faint and weak, and a feeling of dread flooded through her.

“Not really. The bar maid at the pub said she hadn’t seen him for a couple of days, and Johnno hasn’t seen him either, so we’re not sure. Riley will go out again tomorrow after work and try to find him.”

Lizzy gulped and took a deep breath. This was even worse.

“He has to be okay, Ness. I feel really bad for leaving him the way I did. He must hate me right now.” Lizzy sniffed and slumped further in the chair.

“Oh Lizzy, stay strong. He’s probably feeling a lot of things right now, but that’s a good thing. One day soon he’ll wake up and see sense. I’m sure of it.

“I hope you’re right, Ness. It’s so hard being away. Harder than I thought it’d be.” She gulped and took a deep breath. “You know, sometimes I think that being with him the way he is would be better than not being with him at all.”

“I can understand how you’re feeling, but Liz, you’re really only thinking about the short term. Just think what it would be like in all the years to come if nothing changed. Do you think you’d cope, let alone be happy, especially when you have a baby around?”

Nessa had a point. Would she be able to cope living with him year after year if nothing changed? Maybe not. A day or a week possibly, but not years and years.

“So, what should I do if he decides not to get any help? Because that’s a possibility, isn’t it?”

“Mmm. That’s a hard one. But yes, I guess it’s possible. If that happened, you’d have to really think seriously about how much you want to be with him.”

Lizzy pulled herself up. “But we’re married, Ness. I’ve never considered not going back. But I almost feel like I’m blackmailing him, telling him he needs to get help before I will.

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