Surrender the Night by Marylu Tyndall

Author:Marylu Tyndall
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781602601666
Publisher: Barbour Books
Published: 2011-03-02T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

Alex loosened his clenched fists at his side and watched until the darkness swallowed up the last trace of Mr. Snyder. Turning, he leaned against the fence post and gazed at the Drummond home. Through the parlor window he could see Mrs. Drummond sitting on the sofa beside her husband, his arm flung over her shoulders. They leaned their heads together in deep conversation, interrupted by bouts of joyful laughter. Alex had never seen his parents enjoy each other’s company. He never thought such an intimate relationship was even possible. Mr. Drummond kissed his wife on the cheek then stood and assisted her to her feet. He grabbed the lantern and then, arm in arm, the couple left the parlor and headed upstairs. Alex shifted his gaze away. It landed on light spilling from a second-story window he knew to be Miss McGuire’s bedchamber. Not the sort of man who spied into ladies’ boudoirs, he was glad for the thick curtains, which forbade him an unintentional peek within. His eyes moved to the final wisps of smoke curling from the chimney above the kitchen where the light from a lantern faded. No doubt Miss Cora retired for the evening.

A lump formed in Alex’s throat.

Home. This quaint, rustic farmhouse exemplified the meaning of the word. Home wasn’t a large estate with cathedral ceilings and marble floors, where oil paintings of the masters, exquisite tapestries, and gold-gilded mirrors decorated the walls, where drafty halls extended outward like a maze, and opulently decorated rooms stood cold and empty. No, home was a place where people loved each other and shared their lives. It was something Alex had yearned for all his life and would probably never know, aside from these few glorious days.

Blast Mr. Snyder for trying to destroy this home. Alex’s hot, angry breath mingled with the humid air swirling around him. He would have loved nothing better than to flatten the man where he stood, but that would only cause more trouble for this precious family.

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