Two Crosses (61 page)
Authors: Elizabeth Musser
Tags: #Secrets of the Cross, #Two Crosses, #Testaments, #Destinies, #Elizabeth Musser, #France, #Swan House, #Huguenot cross
His mouth whispered
Anne-Marie
without making a sound.
Oh, you are a beautiful man
, she thought, fighting to stand her ground, willing herself against running into his arms, forcing herself to forget that last embrace seven years ago when he had kissed her good-bye even as the tiny seed of Ophélie was forming in her womb.
David cleared his throat. “Anne-Marie.” He said it almost reverently, and then he moved toward her, slowly, taking long strides. He reached out and touched her frail hand, then brushed her face. “My dear Anne-Marie.”
She heard the sorrow, the groan of pain in his voice, the hurt for her suffering. She bit her lip and closed her eyes, but she could not keep the tears from flowing. She rested her head against his chest and let his strong arm enclose her as she sobbed like a terrified child who had been rescued at last.
Somewhere inside she watched the years of horror and death, killing and running for life, the years that had followed her happiest moments with David. If only … if only … The questions of a lifetime swam before her in liquid reality until they ran down her cheeks. Her feeble energy was spent. And though she had not uttered a word, she had the feeling that David Hoffmann understood perfectly everything she felt.
About the Author
Elizabeth Goldsmith Musser, an Atlanta native and the best-selling author of
The Swan House
, is a novelist who writes what she calls “entertainment with a soul.” For over twenty years, Elizabeth and her husband, Paul, have been involved in missions work with International Teams. They presently live near Lyon, France. The Mussers have two sons and a daughter-in-law. To learn more about Elizabeth and her books, and to find discussion questions as well as photos of sites mentioned in the stories, please visit
www.elizabethmusser.com
.
OTHER BOOKS BY ELIZABETH MUSSER
The Swan House
The Dwelling Place
Searching for Eternity
Words Unspoken
The Sweetest Thing
THE SECRETS OF THE CROSS TRILOGY
Two Crosses
Two Testaments
Two Destinies [coming September 2012]
Photo by Sherry Peters
ELIZABETH MUSSER,
a Georgia native, lives in Lyon, France, where she and her husband serve as missionaries. She has authored several acclaimed novels including
The Dwelling Place
and
The Swan House
, which was named one of Amazon’s Top Christian Books of the Year and one of Georgia’s Top Ten Novels of the Past 100 Years. Look for
Two Testaments
, her sequel to
Two Crosses
, in stores now.
