Tainted Spring

By Nicole Porter

Abigail and Collin have an eight year old daughter through their arranged marriage. Abigail is being abused by her hot-tempered husband, however, and one day he simply drops dead. The community believes the death was no accident and the Bishop begins to investigate. Abigail is excommunicated pending the outcome but is rescued by the man she has loved all along, who joins her in her new adventure outside the Amish community.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trellis Publishing
• Release date: Jun 26, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201054816

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Chapter 1

I’ll kill you Abigail, I swear it! Collin yelled.

From the kitchen pantry, Abigail and her daughter, Barbara, trembled together. Every few seconds Abigail squeezed her daughter’s hand.

They knew better than to make a sound. Being caught by Collin in one of his rages meant being hit. Or worse.

They’d never seen him this angry.

Where is it Abigail? he thundered, his black beard trembling with every word.

He smashed a pan to the floor, and started ripping open cupboards in search of his whisky.

Cupboard after cupboard was torn open. Abigail and Barbara exchanged a tear-filled look. They knew it was only a matter of time.

He flung open the pantry door and they screamed, rushing out. Barbara got away, ran to hide in the barn. But Abigail didn’t have a chance. She was Collin’s intended target, after all.

Grabbing Abigail by the wrists, Collin flung her to the floor.

I said where is it?

Abigail spoke to the wood floor, splintered from another one of his rages.

It’s not permitted. It’s against the Ordnung.

He grabbed her by the bun, wrenched her head up to his face.

You think I care? Women don’t understand what hard work is really like.

He shoved her back to her hands and knees.

You’re a fool, Abigail. Always have been, always will be.

Grabbing her by the bun, he wrenched her up again.

Now tell me – where is it?

Abigail was sobbing so hard that Collin couldn’t make out her first answer at all.

He shook her.

What did you say?

I poured it out. It isn’t right – the drinking.

Collin threw her back to the floor.

Dumb woman.

He kicked her.

Thinking you know better. You have no idea what I’m dealing with. I need it.

He kicked her again. And again. And again.

Abigail gasped out pleas, cries for him to stop, but his foot seemed