A Daring Sacrifice
Jody Hedlund
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“I have searched far and wide... he whispered, and have finally found the one my heart desires.”
“If only I'd realized earlier that it never pays to fight evil with evil. But after watching my father die, I'd been consumed with bitterness and had allowed it to lead me astray from what was righteous and pleasing to God.”
“But even brave people are afraid on occasion. Sometimes fear can protect us from being too foolish or reckless.”
“Tell me what you want me to do, and I'll do it, he whispered again. I'll do anything for you. I closed my eyes at the comfort huh that came from his words. I'd had to be strong for so long. I'd had to fight and scrap and struggle to stay alive. Everyone else depended upon me. And it felt so good to lean on someone else for a change and to know I wasn't alone.”
“I suppose you'll not let me rest until I admit that I like your company?" "You're getting to know me well..." "Very well, I'll admit. You're slightly more than tolerable.”
“I held myself still, hardly daring to breathe. What was happening to me? Now that I was dressed as a woman, was I beginning to feel like one too? Perhaps I'd acted the part of a man for so long that I'd forgotten what it was like to even be a woman.”
“Even so, I was growing more anxious to make my escape and fly like an arrow as far away as I could. But I'd made a deal with Collin, and I couldn't break it after just one day, could I?”
“What would it be like to stop fighting? To stop thieving? To stop living in the woods? What would it be like to return to a normal life, one where I wasn't hunting every day or being hunted by those who wanted me dead?”
“Time to chop off your thumbs.”
“My chest swelled with strange satisfaction. I'd never had to make sacrifices before. Sure, I was finally giving something to my poor tenants and had instructed William to carry forth the delivery plans without me. But I hadn't suffered as a result. The giving hadn't really been much of a sacrifice due to my immense wealth. However, tonight, I'd given something that, simple as it was, had cost me. I'd go hungry as a result. For a reason I couldn't explain,I was more fulfilled than if I'd given away another diamond necklace.”
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Book Keywords:
christian, humor, historical-romance, ya, teen, romance
