Alpha Billionaire’s Bride, Part Three (Bwwm Romance Serial)
““SEE, MARINA? What did I tell you? We couldn’t even keep the secret for sixty seconds. In fact, it was no sooner out of our mouths, than it was done for. Unbelievable. I’m telling Ian.”
Marina grabbed onto her arm. “No! Don’t do that. It’s not so bad.” She sent a plaintive look toward Elly. “Elly will keep our secret, won’t you, Elly? Because we’re friends? See? She’s nodding.”
“She is not!” Jada said. “That was a twitch of fear. You’re scaring her.”
Jada crept up to Elly, her arms opened wide, the way one approaches a frightened animal. “It’s okay, Elly. I’m sorry. We didn’t know you were in here. It’s all o-o-o-okay.”
“It’s not okay,” Marina said. “It won’t be okay until you say you’ll keep our secret, Elly.”
“Hush,” Jada hissed. “Now Elly, put down the iron. That’s right, let go. Everything is fine.”
The young woman smoothed a shaky hand down the soft fabric of the dress, as if the texture soothed her. Finally, she spoke.
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