EXCERPT FROM BETRAYED - A romantic suspense novel | Page 20

MORGAN ST. JAMES

FIVE
Our deeds determine us as much as we determine our deeds.
~George Eliot, Adam Bede
“Dance, dance, that’s all that girl ever thinks about.” Maude
Murphy paused to catch her breath while she stomped around
the modest living room. “She’s gonna catch it when she shows
up. Nonsense. That girl’s head is filled with nothing but
nonsense. Stupid ambition. Just like some little spark that
turned into a wildfire, that’s what.”
From the time Laurel was four, Maude always managed to
scrape together enough money to pay for her daughter’s ballet
lessons. She wasn’t a generous woman, but tried to give her
children advantages she never had, and her Laurie loved to
dance. She also worked hard to pay for her younger daughter
Mary Margaret’s accordion lessons and her son David’s sports
pursuits