Sweetbriar Cottage by Denise Hunter

Author:Denise Hunter
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Noah brought the ax down on the log, and it split with a thwack. He kicked the halves out of the way and set another log on the stump. His breath fogged in the afternoon air. The snow had finally stopped, and the wind was beginning to taper off.

Good. He was that much closer to getting rid of his house-guest.

He’d put coats on the horses and put them out to pasture. He’d taken extra time with Kismet, trying to settle him. The horse would need a lot more one-on-one time before it really felt at home.

Noah adjusted his gloves, his eyes glancing off the darkened house. This had to be the longest day in history. He and Josephine had hardly spoken all day. Granted, he’d spent much of it in the barn. And it wasn’t as if they were out of firewood either. He’d take any excuse to escape the house. Plus, it felt good to work off some steam.

He wished he could call someone. Seth. His mom and dad. Someone who would talk some sense into him.

He stopped a moment to catch his breath. Once he took Josephine home he could start getting back to normal. If all went well it would be safe to take her home by late afternoon. She was missing most of her event—provided it hadn’t been canceled—but that was the least of his concerns right now.

His mind reviewed once again the things she’d said this morning. He’d have to be made of stone not to be bothered.

Josephine wasn’t the woman he’d made her out to be in his own mind. He’d ignored the things Seth had told him. The warning Jack had tried to give him. He’d told himself her past was in her past. Put her up on a pedestal.

And boy, had she come crashing down.

He needed to remember that. What’d he want with her now, anyway? Hadn’t she already caused him enough trouble? What was he thinking, letting her back in?

He brought the ax down with more force than necessary. But he had a feeling there weren’t enough logs in the county to work Josephine Dupree Mitchell out of his system.

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