Honor-Bound Groom (2010)
“She’d only just sent her away, preferring to spend these last few moments before her wedding alone. She picked up her voluminous skirts and went to open the door.
“Giselle!” Loren stepped back, startled to see the blonde there. She let her skirts settle back down to the carpet beneath her, the ivory French taffeta giving a distinctive rustle.
“My, don’t you look every inch the fairy-tale princess,” Giselle remarked, coming into the sitting room.
Loren tolerated the woman’s scrutiny of the dress... that was the fulfillment of all her childhood dreams. Yes, she did feel like a fairy-tale princess in the strapless gown. Somehow the words from Giselle’s glossy red lips made the idea more of an insult than a compliment.
“Was there something you wanted?” Loren asked coolly.
“No, Alex asked me to come up and check on you. He thought you might benefit from some female company since your mother isn’t here.”
Loren bit back the retort that immediately sprang to her lips. She would not fight, not with anyone, on her wedding day.MoreLess
“Giselle!” Loren stepped back, startled to see the blonde there. She let her skirts settle back down to the carpet beneath her, the ivory French taffeta giving a distinctive rustle.
“My, don’t you look every inch the fairy-tale princess,” Giselle remarked, coming into the sitting room.
Loren tolerated the woman’s scrutiny of the dress... that was the fulfillment of all her childhood dreams. Yes, she did feel like a fairy-tale princess in the strapless gown. Somehow the words from Giselle’s glossy red lips made the idea more of an insult than a compliment.
“Was there something you wanted?” Loren asked coolly.
“No, Alex asked me to come up and check on you. He thought you might benefit from some female company since your mother isn’t here.”
Loren bit back the retort that immediately sprang to her lips. She would not fight, not with anyone, on her wedding day.MoreLess
Read book Honor-Bound Groom for free
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
9 / 10
User Reviews: