Chapter 26 – Quinn Steps In
Faye started to rise but Aiden, who was sitting directly in front of her, stood first and waved her back down. He strode to the center of the front area, put two fingers in his mouth and whistled loud. Quiet instantly fell over the room.
Seth Scott was still standing in the aisle between tables, seemingly lost in the swirl of tension in the room. Addressing him first, Aiden said, “Thank you Reverend, for your honesty. It’s much appreciated.” Seth nodded and started back toward his seat.
“I’m going to turn the floor back over to Mrs. Crane in a minute but I want to clear the air first, okay?”
He didn’t wait for any sort of response. “The church council, before Reverend Scott came to us a few years ago, when I was just the chair of the stewardship committee at
