Always Yours by Cheryl Holt

Author:Cheryl Holt [Cheryl Holt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Book #2 of the Always trilogy
Publisher: BookBaby
Published: 2019-06-26T16:00:00+00:00

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Sarah was lying in her bed and staring out at the dark night. It was warm and clear, and she had the blanket kicked off and the shutters open so she could gaze at the stars.

Worries plagued her, and she couldn’t sleep, which was odd. Usually, she worked so hard that, when evening arrived, she was exhausted and drifted off immediately. But not anymore.

With the orphanage closed, she’d lost her purpose in life, and she had no idea how to regroup. She was busy with writing letters and chatting with Noah and Petunia, but those two endeavors didn’t require any energy, so she’d run out of ways to tire herself.

She wondered where Sebastian was, and pathetic as it was to admit, she missed him. She’d tarried in the parlor until eleven, thinking he’d sneak in, but she’d finally had to accept that he wasn’t coming, and she’d trudged off to bed.

For a lengthy period, she’d tried to deduce her feelings about him and why she was pining away. In order to manage her father’s beloved orphanage, she’d eschewed marriage, yet she’d let the facility slip away. The loss of it left her afraid that men were correct. Perhaps women oughtn’t to be in charge of any enterprise.

Because she’d never previously engaged in a flirtation, she hadn’t understood the type of strong emotion that would be stirred. She was yearning for boons she could never have and that sort of craving was futile and idiotic.

She wouldn’t mope and brood over Sebastian Sinclair! It was ridiculous, and she was pounding the pillow with her fist, struggling to get comfortable, when a noise sounded out in the bushes. She propped up on an elbow, curious as to what was transpiring, when he emerged from the shrubbery.

She nearly spoke to ask what he was doing, but he put a finger to his lips, motioning her to silence. He clapped his hands on the sill and hefted himself inside. She’d like to claim she was irked by his audacity and that she gestured for him to depart at once, but the pitiful fact was that she was inordinately delighted to see him.

She held out her arms in welcome. He fell into them and stretched out atop her, and he began kissing her as if they’d been separated for years. The frantic embrace continued for an eternity, and when he ultimately slowed and drew away, they were giggling like naughty schoolchildren.

“I gave up on you,” she said.

“I had decided not to come.”

The news was terribly distressing. Was he growing weary of her already? His intoxicating presence in her dreary life was the only thing keeping her sane. He couldn’t avoid her!

“If you’d stayed away,” she said, “I’d have been so disappointed.”

In response, he stood and went over to the window to pull the shutters closed. Then he tiptoed back and joined her on the mattress again.

“It seems, Miss Robertson”—he was whispering—“that your wards are aware of my clandestine visits.”

“Oh, my. They never mentioned it to me.

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