Chapter 15The morning after Leah's marriage to John McClellan she awoke with a puffy face and eyes swollen nearly shut from a night of weeping. She looked down at her bed where the blankets were strewn from her restlessness before settling into a slumber. Leah's dreams were filled with scenes of her wedding and short life with Nokuse. The dream was so real she felt his love permeating the pores of her skin. She was suspended in time with him wrapped around her. She touched her abdomen to be certain the child she carried and the evidence of their true love wasn't a dream. Leah wondered why she succumbed to marrying John when her heart still belonged to Nokuse. What a fine mess she was in – this marriage of convenience.
Leah felt relieved when John left Seagrove after addressing their livin
