Chapter 21

Hannah POV

My first thought when I woke up this morning was that Robert was still gone and I sighed in relief. But I had to remain cautious because he could return home anytime. I had no way of knowing if Kate was able to get him to talk or not. Only time will tell. With that thought, I rose from my bed, quickly dressed and made my way to the outhouse. After taking care of my morning needs, I decided to start working on breakfast. Just as I pulled the pan from the pantry shelf where I had stored it, I heard horses in the distance. It sounded like more than one horse. I quickly moved to the kitchen window, looked out, and in the early dawn sky, I could just make out two riders, but it was still too dark to determine who they were. I slowly backed away from the window, unsure of what to do. Two shrill whistles were heard in the quiet of the early morning, and I let out the breath I didn’t know I was holding.

It was Samuel.

 

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