Page 93 of The Replacement Wife (New Hope 2)

“Tom told me.” Adam isn’t the only one who gets to lie.

I watch as he washes up. You can learn a lot about a person when you aren’t supposed to be looking.

“I think we should see it through.”

He shakes his head. “I never thought it was solid.”

“Well, what else are we going to do about that wife of yours?”

“Stop,” he says, checking himself in the mirror. “We have to be careful.”

I stare at his reflection. He fastens his belt. “We will be,” I promise, and then I wait for his eyes to find mine. I need to do something drastic. I need to show that I can handle the role of a leader. The church thinks they aren’t ready for a woman yet. But then, they haven’t seen what I am capable of.

“She’ll get what’s coming to her,” I tell Adam. It makes me think of Tom, and I smile. “Everyone does, eventually.”