The Merchant's Yield by Lorri Dudley

Author:Lorri Dudley [Dudley, Lorri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wild Heart Books

Chapter 19

Lord and Lady Carlton request the honor of your presence to dine at Montview Estate…

~ Invitation to Mister and Lady Nathaniel Winthrop

Lottie’s blood turned to ice, and she fought to mask her surprise. Raising her chin, she pretended the words hadn’t stunned her to the core. “Adana could probably say that about half the people on the island.” With a careless shrug, she added, “We’re all going to die someday, Mr. Tallant.”

“It’s time to go,” Nathan’s head bowed, and he rubbed the back of his neck. His other arm hooked through Lottie’s.

She barely got out a farewell to Mr. Tallant before Nathan tossed her up into the carriage. He jumped in beside her and snapped the reins. The horses jolted and sped off down the lane.

Silence screamed between them. Did he believe Adana’s words? “You don’t believe in silly superstitions, do you?”

Nathan’s knuckles turned white on the reins, but he continued to stare straight ahead as if he hadn’t heard her.

Lottie dropped her gaze to her folded hands in her lap. “I don’t believe Adana can foretell the future. Only God knows when my time is up, and even if it is to be soon, I’m not scared of death. I know I’ll be in heaven with my Savior and Creator.” She glanced at Nathan’s rigid profile. “I refuse to be a slave to fear. I will live my life and entrust my future to the Lord.”

Nathan remained quiet until he stood in the front foyer of the Cockleshell. He bid her goodbye with his usual peck on her forehead, and she withheld a weary sigh. Hadn’t today changed their relationship? She turned and mounted the stairs before he saw the disappointment she could no longer mask.

“Lottie.”

Her breath hitched. She’d only ascended a few steps when her name rolled off his lips. She paused, one hand gripping the carved railing, and faced him.

“I almost forgot.” He stood in the doorway. “Be ready tomorrow at six. I will pick you up in the evening. We’ve been invited to the Carltons’ dinner party in Sandy Point. Wear your best gown.”

She pinched her lips together, but she couldn’t hold back her smile.

His eyes held her as if memorizing the look upon her face. He paused a long moment before he tapped the doorframe and exited the building.

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