Some Kind of Wonderful by Debbie Macomber

Author:Debbie Macomber
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2018-01-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Once again McFarland was in the uncomfortable position of having to seek Judy’s forgiveness. His behavior gnawed at his conscience and wouldn’t let him sleep. He rolled over and stared at the darkened ceiling. His heart constricted, and his first serious doubts concerning what he was doing with Judy began to surface. He’d seen her picture in some newspaper and his interest had been awakened. He didn’t quite understand what craziness had driven him to bring her to his island. In the weeks since her arrival, his life had been drastically affected. She’d been open, happy, guileless, and unbelievably gentle when she had every excuse to hate him. He’d berated her, lashed out at her, and still she turned those beautiful eyes on him and managed to smile.

By everything that was right, he should send her back to her family. His heart pounded slowly, painfully, at the thought of never hearing the sound of her laughter again, or having those eyes smile into his, or seeing her ride across his land with her hair in disarray. A heaviness weighed on his chest.

He couldn’t do it—sending her away was unthinkable. The tenderness in her eyes and her smile filled him with an exhilaration he couldn’t analyze. He wasn’t even sure he wanted to. She made him feel things he’d never experienced, emotions he’d fought against most of his life. All he knew was that he needed her on St. Steven’s for now. He’d deal with tomorrow later.

—

Judy punched her pillow and battled another wave of depression. She was wide awake. With nothing better to do, she climbed out of bed, dressed, and crept out of the house, heading for the stables.

She felt incredibly weary.

The sky remained dark, but the promise of dawn lay just over the horizon. She could hear Sam stirring in the back of the barn as she saddled Princess and rode toward the beach.

—

Sam’s features were twisted in a scowl as he searched McFarland’s face in the half-light of early dawn.

“She’s gone,” he announced harshly.

“Who?” McFarland stood beside Midnight, already saddled and waiting for him.

“Princess.”

McFarland’s eyes widened. No one would dare steal the mare. Only Judy rode her. “Has anyone checked the house to see—”

“The maid says there’s no one in her room. Her bed barely looks slept in.”

McFarland’s own features hardened with determination, and in a single motion he swung his weight onto Midnight’s back. “What direction does she usually take?”

Sam gestured widely with both hands. “North. Sometimes east.”

“I’ll head west.”

Sam’s nod was curt, his eyes boring into McFarland’s. “You bring her back. She belongs here.”

McFarland raced out of the yard. He wouldn’t come back until he found her. He’d punish whoever had helped her in this underhanded scheme. What good was security if she could carry out her own escape? He’d fire the lot of them, but first he had to find Judy.

McFarland would’ve ridden from one side of the island to the other, torn down the entire jungle to stop her. To his utter astonishment, all it took was a wild fifteen-minute ride.

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