Three Wishes (River of Time California Book 1) by Bergren Lisa T

Author:Bergren, Lisa T. [Bergren, Lisa T.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Bergren Creative Group, Inc.
Published: 2016-04-07T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

“Javier! Zara!” cried a voice at the mouth of this small canyon.

My eyes sprang open.

Javier dropped his hands, storm clouds of emotion visible on his face. Giving me one last anxious stare, he forced himself to turn away.

“Javier!” cried another voice.

It was Jacinto and Estrella. “Please, Javier!” Estrella cried. “You must come quickly!”

Grim-faced, Javier glanced at me and offered his hand, and we scurried down the rocks just as the children rode up to us. “What is it?” Javier growled.

“It’s Mamá and Adalia,” Estrella said, plainly having been crying. “They’re arguing. Adalia is saying she wants to go home to her own family. She’s going to take the baby!”

I swallowed hard. Had I influenced her when we talked? Set this plan in motion? I thought of the young woman’s deep grief, of her talk about just not being whole anymore, and her warning to me. And hadn’t I just about kissed Javier? What was I doing?

“She’s having the maids pack their trunks,” Jacinto affirmed glumly. “Mamá sent us after you. She wants you to talk some sense into Adalia.”

I thought about the quiet girl with the eyes that missed nothing. Of the deep grief within her, obviously longing for her husband even while surrounded by his family. Maybe that made it harder, being with them all, constant, living reminders of the man she’d loved. He might even have looked like one of them—or all of them.

Javier helped me down from the rocks and back into my saddle, giving me a rueful look. But I evaded his gaze because while a part of me so wanted to know what it would be like to have him kiss me, the rest of me knew it would be the worst possible thing. The dude was already taking over my mind 24/7. The last thing I needed was to actually fall in love with him. Because where would that leave me? Stuck in 1840. And while living in the Wild West was somewhat intriguing, I didn’t know if I could do it forever. I just didn’t think I had it in me.

Still, I watched as he moved to his little brother and patted his leg, then went and spoke quietly to Estie, handing her a handkerchief. She nodded, apparently reassured by him, and sniffed one last time. Then we all headed out of the canyon, back to the villa.

I imagined the babe wailing in his mother’s arms and the women screaming at each other. But it was worse. Doña Elena stood in the library, staring out the window, hands clenched in front of her waist, looking grief-stricken but keeping utterly silent. Adalia had retreated to her room, Francesca presumably with her. “I’ll go and try and talk some sense into Adalia,” Javier said. “Might you try and bring some comfort to my mother?”

I gazed, doubtfully, in her direction, then shrugged. “I can try.”

He gave me a tiny, grateful smile, and I turned away, suddenly glad for the task ahead. Better to focus on the tough old lady than Mr.

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