Saturday Snippet: He Treated Her Almost Like a Prisoner

 

 Enjoy this "blast from the past" with a snippet from

Mail Order Lorena

Widows, Brides & Secret Babies Book 17

 

Lorena entered the main room of the saloon where she worked. She avoided making eye contact with the bartender, Al, as she propped the broom handle against the end of the bar. If she had not been brought up as the daughter of a well-respected clergyman, she would curse Timothy for putting her in her current position. When he told her of his plans to form a partnership and take a train of goods to Denver, she begged to stay in Missouri with her sister—in a place…any place where it was more civilized. The thought of going to the frontier of Kansas terrified her.

          Timothy insisted she would be safe on the first leg of their journey. As for her staying behind, he refused. He kept her with him as long as he could until he reached the last town along the trail his business venture traveled.

          Even as she thought it, Lorena knew why. His goal had not changed from the first night he forced her into his bed—he intended for her to bear him a son to carry on the Mayfield name. Before they arrived in Salina, he treated her almost like a prisoner, one he feared would escape. When he left to conduct his business, he kept her locked in their room. She was allowed out only when he escorted her on walks about town or to one of the shops in whatever community they might have been staying at the time. He discouraged every attempt on her part to show any sign of independence. 

 

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A Bride for Quentin.

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My three books in the Widows, Brides & Secret Babies series.