A Leap of Faith (The Hands of Time: Book 2) by Irina Shapiro

Author:Irina Shapiro [Shapiro, Irina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Merlin Press LLC
Published: 2012-09-02T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 32

Valerie stood by the window, staring out into the half-light of morning, searching for any sign of movement outside. Bridget was sound asleep in her bed, snoring lightly. With every hour that passed Valerie felt more panicked. Horrible scenarios ran through her head, becoming more vivid with every passing minute. Oh, how she wished she had the Sight now. She would know exactly where to look for her son. Valerie rubbed her eyes with her palms. They burned with lack of sleep; her back beginning to ache from all the pacing she’d done. Soon Louisa would be up and would start asking questions about her brother.

She also felt terrible about Alec. She’d sent him off last night with barely a kind word. She’d been scared and angry, but she knew in her heart that Alec was innocent. She knew him too well. Even if he had strayed and slept with the girl, he would never have killed her. Alec wasn’t a murderer. A mercy killing was not the same as killing someone in cold blood.

As Valerie paced her bedroom in the dead of night, she had to ask herself the question. Would she be able to forgive Alec if he had cheated on her? Would she still love him and allow him to make love to her? The answer was “yes.” She would. She would be hurt and angry for a long time, but she would forgive him. She knew that she loved him so fiercely that nothing would make her stop. She had to trust him for their marriage to survive, and she would. She had always trusted him in the past, and her faith in him had never led her astray. All she wanted was for him to bring Finn home and then come to her, so that she could tell him that she didn’t believe a word of Charles’s accusations.

Valerie heard the creaking of stairs as Mrs. Dolly made her way to the kitchen to start breakfast. She’d get dressed and go have a cup of tea while waiting. She needed to hear the voice of another human being, and she didn’t want to wake Bridget. Valerie slipped off her dressing gown and reached for her dress, just as something hot gushed between her legs, freezing her to the spot. She looked down at her wet nightgown. Oh, God. Her water broke.

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