A Mother For His Twins. Jill Weatherholt

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       Chapter One

      If the rancid coffee was an indication of the day ahead, perhaps Joy Kelliher should have stayed in bed. Settling into her favorite leather chair in the teachers’ lounge at Whispering Slopes K-12, she leaned toward the frosty window, pushing her thick brunette hair away from her face. She treasured the early morning hours before the school bustled with children. It was the second week in January, and the Virginia mountain community, nestled in the Shenandoah Valley, had yet to experience their first major snowfall of the season. Smiling, Joy eyed a white-tailed deer as it meandered across the playground, leaving its footprints in the dusting of snow that had fallen overnight. Spooked, it raced off into the forest that lined the school grounds. Fear. She knew it well.

      A knock at the open door jarred the first-grade teacher before her mind spiraled down that dark road.

      “Joy, I’d like to introduce you to your two new students.”

      Mr. Jacobson stood in the doorway. A small, thick man with thinning gray hair, he’d taken over as principal after her father passed away when she was only two years old. With his retirement date nearing, her dream to work with and protect all of the children in the school, not just those in her classroom, could finally come true. She’d begun preparing for an interview the moment Mr. Jacobson had announced his retirement.

      “This is Jordan and Tyler Capello,” he said, guiding two brown-haired, rosy-cheeked boys into the room.

      Capello. No, it can’t be. Joy rubbed her eyes. The wood СКАЧАТЬ