Faithful Beginnings
Lacey Thorn
It's your world...unlaced
It's your world...unlaced
Copyright © Lacey Thorn, 2008
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Excerpt From: Faithful Beginnings
Faith looked back at the house sitting on the hill behind her, the house that held all
of her childhood memories and nightmares. She hated to leave her sisters behind
but there was no longer any choice for her. Today was her twenty first birthday and
everyone knew what that meant. Today would be her wedding day.
Her father had made it clear that since he had nothing but stupid daughters that he
would get out of them what he had always wanted most. Sons or at least the
equivalent. So on their twenty first birthdays they were to be wed to whatever
person he had already chosen for them and become someone else’s problem from
that point on. But Faith couldn’t do what was expected of her, was tired of even
trying. So today was the day that she left this dead end town behind and faced her
future on her own. The only thing she regretted was the four sisters she was forced
into leaving behind.
Hope would be the oldest now, but at least at eighteen she would still have a few
more years to look after the others before she was placed on the marriage block.
Then there was Charity who was just sixteen and already the beauty of them all.
Prudence was fourteen and all long legs and arms. And baby Destiny was just
twelve and still so much a needy child that it broke Faith’s heart. She had tried so
hard to be the mother they had been denied. But there came a time when you
either had to give in or take a stand, and Faith was ready to take a stand.
She brushed the tears from her eyes and turned back toward the woods beside the
edge of the drive. No more looking back. No more dying a little more inside every
day that she stayed with him. Finally it was her turn to find a life of her own as far
away from Daddy and his rules as she could run. All she needed was a little faith.
All Rights Reserved, Total-E-Ntwined Limited, T/A Total-e-bound.
Excerpt From: Faithful Beginnings
Faith looked back at the house sitting on the hill behind her, the house that held all
of her childhood memories and nightmares. She hated to leave her sisters behind
but there was no longer any choice for her. Today was her twenty first birthday and
everyone knew what that meant. Today would be her wedding day.
Her father had made it clear that since he had nothing but stupid daughters that he
would get out of them what he had always wanted most. Sons or at least the
equivalent. So on their twenty first birthdays they were to be wed to whatever
person he had already chosen for them and become someone else’s problem from
that point on. But Faith couldn’t do what was expected of her, was tired of even
trying. So today was the day that she left this dead end town behind and faced her
future on her own. The only thing she regretted was the four sisters she was forced
into leaving behind.
Hope would be the oldest now, but at least at eighteen she would still have a few
more years to look after the others before she was placed on the marriage block.
Then there was Charity who was just sixteen and already the beauty of them all.
Prudence was fourteen and all long legs and arms. And baby Destiny was just
twelve and still so much a needy child that it broke Faith’s heart. She had tried so
hard to be the mother they had been denied. But there came a time when you
either had to give in or take a stand, and Faith was ready to take a stand.
She brushed the tears from her eyes and turned back toward the woods beside the
edge of the drive. No more looking back. No more dying a little more inside every
day that she stayed with him. Finally it was her turn to find a life of her own as far
away from Daddy and his rules as she could run. All she needed was a little faith.