Deep Haven [02] Tying the Knot by Susan May Warren

Author:Susan May Warren [Warren, Susan May]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Christian, Romance, Contemporary, FICTION / Christian / Romance, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary
ISBN: 9780842381185
Google: sqUoqb0SjYQC
Amazon: 1414313845
Goodreads: 666754
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Published: 2003-09-22T05:00:00+00:00

Two hours later Noah stood on the trail to the cook’s cabin, waging World War III with his guilt. How had her belay line ripped? After he’d helped Anne back to camp, he, Ross, and Bucko had hiked back to the ropes course, the gavel of indictment slamming with each step.

Anne had nearly been killed.

What if it had been one of the campers?

Noah knew they’d been lucky—and perhaps negligent—when he examined the trolley on the zip line. When she’d taken off, the belay rope attached to the metal line got tangled in the pulley. The combination of heat and pressure on the hemp rope had frayed the belay line. A freak accident, but preventable. He should have used a nylon climbing rope. He should have attached the carabiner to the trolley.

He should never have forced Anne to jump off a five-story perch. He’d seen the terror on her face, and instead of pressuring her into something he thought she needed, he could have been a hero—the protector he’d promised he’d be. He should have climbed up and rescued her.

Instead he’d pushed her right into danger. He felt sick.

He already had serious fears that catastrophe loomed like a guillotine, and accidents like Anne’s told him he flirted with fire. In twenty-four hours Wilderness Challenge would be filled with twenty teenagers with a legacy of crime and pain. Adding physical danger to that mix was a sure powder keg.

If he didn’t stay on his toes, this entire ministry would blow sky-high.

Noah scraped both hands through his hair. They came away slick with sweat. The sun had turned selfish and spent most of the afternoon sequestered behind slate gray thunderheads. The smell of storm laden the air, and even the breeze sounded angry.

What was he thinking? He’d done it again—rushed out without a nod at good judgment. And, again, he’d landed smack into folly.

It seemed to be a response he couldn’t shake, even though he knew the cost. He’d nearly cost lives and paid dearly for his impulsiveness. He heard the past rise like a phantom and mock him.

He was in over his head, and he was going to get someone killed. Again. He would have thought five years in lockup and the horror of his sins would have taught him to tread with caution.

Tears fell as Noah looked up to heaven. His fears threatened to swallow him whole. God, I’ve made so many mistakes in this life. So many wrong choices. Please, help me to stay alert. To save lives, not cost them.

Unbelievably, he’d been saved from those past sins by the grace of Jesus Christ, and despite the tug toward despair, he’d cling to that reality now. He wasn’t Rock Man any longer. He was Noah Saved-by-Grace Standing Bear, standing on the Rock of his salvation. Even today, Anne had forgiven him. In the middle of his relentless barrage of “I’m sorrys,” as they trekked back to camp, she finally touched his lips with her hand and shook her head. Forgiveness, when shining in Anne’s incredible eyes, never looked so overwhelming.

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