Where Leads the Heart by Colleen Coble

Author:Colleen Coble
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, General, christian, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯), Fiction
ISBN: 9781577483120
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc
Published: 1998-01-02T06:00:00+00:00

ten

Sarah awoke the next morning with a sense of foreboding. What was wrong with her? she wondered. Then with a sinking heart she remembered. She and Amelia had promised Mrs. DuBois to come to tea around eleven. She groaned and pulled the blanket over her head. Maybe the weather would still be too bad to get out, she thought, remembering the fierce snowstorm that blew in late last night. But no. She could hear the bustling as the fort awakened for a new day. The wind no longer howled, and she could see a glow as the sunrise began to peek out of the eastern hills.

She groaned again. The last thing she wanted was to hear details about the wedding. And Jessica was cruel enough to delight in seeing if she could make Sarah squirm. Sarah sat up and swung her feet to the cold floor. She lifted her small, pointed chin and pressed her lips together. She’d be cool and calm. No matter what Jessica said or how much it hurt, she wouldn’t let her see her pain.

By the time Amelia and Jacob opened their bedroom door, Sarah had already gone through her trunk and decided on a dress. It was a deep green poplin trimmed with black velvet and edged with lace. A sleeveless jacket of black corded silk went over the dress and cinched over her tiny waist. Her father had bought it for her from an elegant shop in Indianapolis just six months before he died. An intricate design of velvet ribbon adorned the skirt and sleeves. Sarah had always loved the dress.

“Good morning,” she called when she saw Amelia and Jacob. She tested the curling tongs on the kitchen stove with a wet finger. It sizzled. Good. Almost hot enough.

“You’re up early,” Amelia yawned. “What’s the occasion?”

“Have you forgotten we have a date for tea?”

Amelia eyed her uncertainly. “You seem almost pleased. I thought you were dreading it.” She put a skillet on the stove and turned to mix up a batch of biscuits.

“Don’t bother with breakfast for me,” Jacob interrupted. “I’m running late. I’ll grab something at officer’s mess.” He kissed Amelia and grabbed his coat off the hook by the stove.

“Be careful,” Amelia called before turning her attention back to Sarah.

“I was really hating the thought of having to be nice to the icy queen,” Sarah continued. “Then I decided it would just be a challenge. God promised us that we would be conquerors in all things. This is a chance for me to put my faith into practice. Besides, there must be some good in her or Rand wouldn’t care about her.”

Amelia smiled. “I wish you luck finding it. I haven’t seen it yet.”

“My, that doesn’t sound like you. I’ve never known you to have a bad word to say about anyone but Ben. You’re always telling me to have more patience with people.”

Amelia colored. “I know I shouldn’t feel that way, but she makes me uneasy just as Ben did.”

“Well, she’s not married to Rand yet.

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