Consider the Lilies by Lynnette Bonner

Author:Lynnette Bonner [Bonner, Lynnette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: orphans cavalry, History Logging Washington, Inspirational Clean Sweet Historical Christian Western Romance Series, Doctor Sheriff Marshal Teacher Deputy Lawman, outlaws guns adventure, Frontier Wild West Love Story, Cowboy romantic story
ISBN: 9781942982135
Publisher: Serene Lake Publishing
Published: 2019-10-06T18:00:00+00:00

This time it was the cold that woke her. That, and the fact that she couldn’t feel her arms.

She rolled her shoulders and blood surged into her numb limbs.

Agony flamed.

She whimpered.

Again, something skittered in the dark—this time dashing over her extended legs.

She gasped and drew her knees up to herself.

Her head throbbed. She tried to see where the creature had gone, but it was still so dark. How long had she been unconscious this time? Without the aid of the sun it was hard to tell.

Thirst thickened her tongue.

She worked her mouth. Then realized it was the gag making her mouth dry.

Another roll of her shoulders made her clamp her teeth on the gag. Could she use her shoulder to push the gag from her mouth?

She pressed her cheek firmly against one arm and tried, but to no avail. It was tied too tightly.

She gave up in defeat, and dropped her head against one of her bound arms.

A memory surfaced. She was a young mother and her son, Reagan, had begged her to play “sheriff.” No wonder since his father made a living as a lawman. Reagan had “tied” her to one of the straight back chairs from the dining table—really nothing more than a few loops of rope around her. He left the room then to “hunt down the outlaws who had dared to capture his mother,” and Wade came home just then. A spark glinted in his clear blue eyes as he took in her predicament.

He leaned close, propping his hands on the arms of the chair. “I see you’ve been captured by outlaws again.”

She smiled. “Some lasses are forever charging into trouble, don’t you know? But God will protect me and the ones I love. He always does.”

“Mmhmm. That’s the Jacinda Callahan I know and love.” He gave her a lingering kiss before straightening with a wink. “I’d better go find our illustrious sheriff so he can rescue you before dinner burns. Again.”

She laughed. “Couldn’t his partner free me just this once? After all, the good Lord sent you at just the opportune moment.”

He shook his head. “Oh no! Never take away the thrill of a man’s job. The rescue is the only reason for all the risks we take in this line of work.” He leaned close and whispered warmly, “I promise to hurry him along. And then later you and I can celebrate your rescue good and proper.” He gave her a double-pump of his brows.

She’d laughed. “If I have to scrub burnt pans again, I’ll be too tired to celebrate.”

He had rushed from the room on the run, causing another round of chuckles.

Jacinda sighed and relaxed. Thank You, Lord, that I can always rest in Your will, knowing that You take care of me. Verses she’d memorized as a young mother filled her mind. Because you have made the Lord your refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways.

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