Twisted Retribution (A Sarah Sears Novel Book 1) by Donna Arp Weitzman

Author:Donna Arp Weitzman [Weitzman, Donna Arp]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Howard Bond Media Group, LLC
Published: 2019-06-24T22:00:00+00:00

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Sarah’s love for and fear of God were inextricably intertwined. She wanted to please her God more than anything, yet she feared he was often displeased with her. Her early religious teachings had pierced her growing ideas of a woman’s independence. Sarah was proud of her newfound status, yet felt slightly ashamed when women would ask how Pete liked being a “kept” husband. Sarah feared only two men in her life: God, whom Sarah never doubted was male, and Pete. Fearing either one’s wrath, God and Pete were Sarah Sears’ sole judge and jury.

In her prayers every night, Sarah asked for God’s forgiveness and begged for his help in righting the wrongs that mortal men executed against others. Sins like spousal and child abuse, sexual predation, theft, and murder—Sarah felt God needed her as his instrument for justice in all these cases.

Over time, she and Pete had become even more estranged. Pete rarely left his office upstairs and no longer approached Sarah sexually. She wondered if the magazine she’d caught him looking at had anything to do with the change in their relationship. This distance was appealing to Sarah, allowing her free rein to concentrate on her investigative duties for the county.

The two, it seemed to Sarah, remained married only for financial and convenient reasons. He had little interest in spending the Sears family money on clothing or home furnishings but instead had deepened his fascination with weapons and other hunting gear. When he wasn’t working, Pete’s days were consumed by magazines and books devoted to firearms.

Olivia was virtually a stranger to both her parents, as she spent most of her free time with friends or volunteering for Reverend Thomas at the church. Remembering her young friend’s fate, Sarah highly suspected Olivia was on drugs, but she chose not to fight that battle.

Pete was Sarah’s earthly judge, however flawed he was. She yearned for freedom but would not consider leaving the man she promised God she would obey. Pete’s wrath, although it had waned in recent months, still intimidated Sarah. At the end of each workday, Sarah habitually entered the Sears house with dread. What was the current state of her husband’s mind, and how would it affect her evening?

This Monday night was no exception to the routine. When she arrived home, it was quiet. Tense and anxious, Sarah climbed the staircase, entering the spare bedroom Pete claimed as his office. Pete was gone, and one of his hunting magazines was laying open on the desk. Sarah came closer and, gasping with surprise and dismay, saw the magazine was pornographic. The page was turned to an image of two pubescent girls naked and touching each other in a sexual pose. Sarah could hear steps on the stairs. There was no time to escape—Pete Sears was entering his lair.

“What the hell are you doing up here?” he hissed at Sarah. “No one but me is allowed in my office, bitch!”

Pete instantly realized Sarah had seen the porn. He reached for Sarah across the wooden desk, trying to grab her.

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