Their Conquered Bride by Grace Goodwin

Author:Grace Goodwin
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: KSA Publishers
Published: 2016-06-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Ford

I expected Lizzie to be subdued, to work through the truth of the situation and come to terms with her new life. I could only imagine how overwhelmed she felt, coming off the stage and then marrying within a matter of hours. Only later, she discovered she’d been tricked—even if it was in her best interest—into marrying someone else, only to find out that her new husband shared her body and claim with his closest friend.

I’d always assumed we’d court our bride slowly, give her time to adjust to the notion of two husbands, to fall in love with us and want to be with us as desperately as we wanted to be with her.

Circumstances ensured that was not the case. Bloody fucking hell. The only way to make this fiasco any worse is if Jenkins came after us. I didn’t expect that to happen, for I had signed my real name in the church’s ledger. Jenkins would have no reason to link us to his bride, as the group I travelled with had only been in town for a couple of days to rest and purchase supplies. We were strangers, just passing through. No one knew us or where we were headed. Our final destination, Bridgewater Ranch, was not well known or nearby. And the three women had been separated from the group. Even if they tracked the wagon, they wouldn’t find Lizzie or her sisters.

But then, according to Lizzie’s confession in the hotel hallway, Jenkins wasn’t expecting three women, just one. And that one special woman was now with us.

No, with both Hayes and Samuel Jenkins behind us, Logan and I just needed to be patient and let Lizzie accustom herself to it all. To us. I had to hope that having her meet the other Bridgewater brides would help.

Once Lizzie had fallen asleep, Logan and I agreed we’d push through to Bridgewater instead of spending a second night on the trail. The sooner we were settled, the better it would be for all of us.

We kept watch, splitting the long hours, one of us holding Lizzie safely in our arms as the other stood guard. Lizzie woke with the dawn and was eager to be reunited with her sisters. We rode hard all day and arrived at Bridgewater’s stable just in time for the evening meal.

On our approach, two men came out of the large building. We knew the ranch was well established; money was not a concern with these men. Kane was a nobleman, the same as I. Funds weren’t unlimited, but damn close. Out here in the territory, so was our freedom to live as we saw fit.

I hadn’t seen Whitmore Kane since we were in Mohamir, three years ago. It had been an unpleasant time, for our commander had killed a Mohamiran family and framed Kane’s best friend, Ian, for the crime. He, along with Kane and several others, fled Mohamir directly for America. The remainder of the regiment, myself and Logan included, finished our service but chose not to re-enlist.

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