Blood Kin by Judith E. French

Author:Judith E. French [French, Judith E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781477831021
Google: xPTengEACAAJ
Amazon: B00D3IPCZ4
Barnesnoble: B00D3IPCZ4
Goodreads: 2061921
Publisher: Love Spell
Published: 2005-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Bailey was halfway to Elizabeth's beach, and she could see the shore of the bay through the trees when she dropped to her knees and vomited the remains of the lunch she'd shared with Forest McCready. Coughing, she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand and waited until the sick feeling passed. Then she made her way to the water's edge and washed her hands and face.

Everyone had warned her to stay away from Will Tawes, to leave the past buried, but she hadn't listened. As stubborn as always, she'd kept prying, not realizing until now that the islanders might not be hiding the truth, but attempting to shelter her from an ugly possibility. And now that she'd learned the secret, she wished she hadn't.

Daniel was coming around the corner of the farmhouse when she reached the edge of the lawn. "Bailey? What are you doing here? What's happened?"

She didn't want to see or talk to anyone, and most of all she didn't want to come face-to-face with Daniel Catlin when her breath reeked, her eyes were swollen from crying, and her hair was tangled with leaves. "I'm fine," she said, but Daniel was having none of it.

`Are you hurt?"

"No." She rubbed at a scratch on her elbow. "I went back to Will's and-"

Daniel's features hardened. "Did he-"

"No." She shook her head. "He didn't lay a hand on me. It was what he said. I just panicked and ran away."

"Come into the house. You're as white as Emma's sheets."

When arguing with him didn't work, Bailey allowed herself to be coerced inside into the bathroom. Surprisingly, someone had scrubbed it free of dust and mouse droppings and even laid out soap and fresh towels. She found toothpaste and a new toothbrush, still in its wrapper. When she came out, five minutes later, she felt much more in control.

Daniel was waiting for her with a thermos of hot tea. "Sit down," he ordered.

"Who called in Merry Maids?" She motioned to the bathroom and then glanced around the kitchen. This room, too, had been cleaned until the glass shone and the floor was spotless. "You?"

Daniel poured her a cup of tea. "I can't stand working in a mess, and I expect to be using these rooms while I'm working on the repairs." He handed the cup to her. "Careful, it's hot. Now, tell me exactly what happened at Will's."

She took the tea. It was strong and sweet, and she drank half the cup without answering. Then, having gathered what composure she had left, she was able to tell Daniel everything her uncle had said. "He didn't admit to sexually abusing Beth," she concluded, wiping back a stray tear, "or to beating her. But he didn't deny it either."

Daniel frowned. "I've heard the gossip, but that doesn't make it true. Will didn't go to jail for incest."

"No?"

"Hell, no! What made you assume that?"

"I don't know. He said ... When he said..." She looked away. "I thought it sounded like a confession."

The tall

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