Traitor to the Crown: The Patriot Witch

Chapter One

April 1775

Proctor Brown stopped in the middle of bustling King Street, close enough to Boston’s long wharf to smell the fishing boats, and wished he hadn’t worn his best linen jacket. He rolled his shoulders to loosen the fit, but it still felt too tight. His mother had given him the linen jacket two years ago for his eigh teenth birthday, and he’d already outgrown it. Taking over all the work on the farm hadn’t made his shoulders any smaller.

The elegantly lettered sign of the British Coffee- House swayed over him, above the door of a narrow bay- windowed building squeezed between aged storefronts. Emily Rucke waited inside. He would be excited to see Emily again except her father was going to be there too. It figured–the first time he was to meet Emily’s father, and he would show up in a jacket that was two years too small. A fine impression that was going to make.

He tugged the sleeves down one last time and stepped resolutely toward the door. A rattling cart loaded with barrels of molasses careened toward him, and Proctor jumped out of the way to keep his feet from being crushed by the wheels.

His elbows bumped into someone behind him.

“I beg your pardon–” Proctor began to say as he turned.

A bright flash cut off Proctor’s sentence and made him avert his eyes. When he blinked them clear, four men in the red coats of the British marines blocked his way, two bullies and two officers. The se nior officer glared at Proctor; the flash had come from something at his throat, but the light faded and Proctor no longer saw it. The marines snickered, mistaking Proctor’s averted eyes for fear. The largest one loomed over Proctor, shoved him.

“Watch where yee’re goin’, and watch yeer manners,” he said in a thick Scots accent.

Proctor’s urge to strike back surprised him by its violence, but he mastered the feeling in an instant, not wanting to ruin his best jacket before meeting Emily’s father. He lifted his head and met the big Scot’s eyes.

“Come, be good fellows now,” the se nior officer said, his accent similar but not as strong. “There was no harm done.” The marines brushed past Proctor as if he were nothing. Proctor stared at the se nior officer’s back. The light at the man’s throat had faded as suddenly as it had flashed. Proctor couldn’t even say what he’d seen, as there was nothing unusual about the officer’s uniform or its embellishments. As they entered the coffee house, he saw Emily wave to him through the panes of the window. She shimmered like a mirage through the uneven glass. A similar ripple rolled through his stomach when he returned the greeting. He tugged at his collar, which felt as tight as his jacket. Meeting Emily’s father couldn’t be any worse than dealing with his own mother, could it? He stepped up to the entrance and pulled on the handle.

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Title of ebook: Traitor to the Crown: The Patriot Witch
ISBN: 9780345515711
parent-ISBN: 9780345503909
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Pages: 352
Published: 04-2009
Released online for download: 04-28-2009
Author of eBook: Finlay, C.C.

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Traitor to the Crown: The Patriot Witch

Chapter One

April 1775

Proctor Brown stopped in the middle of bustling King Street, close enough to Boston’s long wharf to smell the fishing boats, and wished he hadn’t worn his best linen jacket. He rolled his shoulders to loosen the fit, but it still felt too tight. His mother had given him the linen jacket two years ago for his eigh teenth birthday, and he’d already outgrown it. Taking over all the work on the farm hadn’t made his shoulders any smaller.

The elegantly lettered sign of the British Coffee- House swayed over him, above the door of a narrow bay- windowed building squeezed between aged storefronts. Emily Rucke waited inside. He would be excited to see Emily again except her father was going to be there too. It figured–the first time he was to meet Emily’s father, and he would show up in a jacket that was two years too small. A fine impression that was going to make.

He tugged the sleeves down one last time and stepped resolutely toward the door. A rattling cart loaded with barrels ... read full excerpt from: Traitor to the Crown: The Patriot Witch ebook

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