Where Shadows Meet by Colleen Coble

Author:Colleen Coble
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2018-03-07T16:00:00+00:00

HANNAH’S HOPE, WHICH had seemed so bright that afternoon, fizzled with the sundown. Hannah began to question whether she was on a wild-goose chase. It looked like the little girl had a loving family. Did she have any right to disrupt that kind of happiness? And her accusation of Matt proved she was getting a little off-kilter.

She needed to get her mind on something else. “Let’s cut my hair,” she said. Angie had been after Hannah to let her cut it for months.

“What did you say?”

“I’m not kidding. Let’s cut it.” Hannah jumped up and tugged Angie to her feet. “I’m ready. After I left Reece, I rejected anything that might make me attractive to men. I hated the clothes he made me wear, the come-hither hairstyle. I think I went too far the other way. I’ve used my professional status as an excuse, but I’ve always known the real reason.”

“Why now?” Angie’s sly smile came. “Does the handsome detective have anything to do with it?”

Hannah averted her eyes. “Of course not. FOX & Friends is coming next week. I want to look nice.”

“Uh-huh, if you say so.” Angie turned toward the kitchen. “You don’t have to tell me twice. I’ll get the scissors. Any idea what you want me to do?”

“I’m in your hands.” She grinned at the delight on Angie’s face and followed her to the kitchen.

Something outside, a branch or the wind, caught her attention. “Did you hear something?” Hannah tipped her head to one side.

“No.” Angie pushed her into a chair. “Come on, let’s do it before you change your mind. It won’t hurt a bit.”

“That’s what you think.”

“Just a trim.” Angie lifted a long lock of Hannah’s hair. “It’s all thin on the ends. We’ll trim a couple of inches and give it a few layers. You’ll be amazed at how much better it looks.”

Her family already thought she was some kind of heathen. “Do it fast.”

Angie sprang into action. “Just close your eyes. I’ll be gentle.”

Minutes later, locks of russet hair lay around her in a heap. Did she even dare look at it—or touch it? Her scalp felt light as air, an odd sensation. Reaching up, she ran her hand through her hair. She’d been shorn. A smile played at her lips. She should have done this years ago.

“You look amazing.” Angie’s lips tilted in a smile. “Go look.”

Hannah went to the small half bath off the living room. Her hair was still long, reaching just past her bra, but the ends were straight and even. And the long layers Angie had cut into it released the natural curl. It didn’t even look like hers. She seemed different, wiser. And maybe she was.

“Can I still put it up?”

“Yes, but you’re not going to. You’re going to start wearing it down. It’s gorgeous and needs to be admired.”

“I don’t want to draw too much attention to myself.” Except from Matt. The stray thought made her cheeks burn. She was still a married woman.

Angie came up behind her.

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