Seductiveintent (2012)
“He really was. She was beaming as she danced with her new husband. She hadn’t even asked him what the latest projections were, a relief since they happened to be lousy.
“Are you having another?”
He glanced sideways at his older sister, Nora. Choosing to wear black to a wedding could be considered chic, but since Nora’s husband had just been incarcerated for trying to kill the bride, it was probably more than a fashion statement. More like a comment on the institution of marriage as a whole.
Bre...ndan downed his champagne in one gulp. “Yep.”
Nora frowned. She had been a heavy drinker once herself, but her husband’s descent into drug-induced crime seemed to have scared her sober.
He exchanged his empty glass for a full one care of a passing waiter and downed that too.
“No date, Brendan?”
“No. You know I think it’s a bad idea to bring a girl to a family wedding. Gives her dangerous ideas about Beckett money and the happily-ever-afters that go with it.”
“Yes. I suppose so.”MoreLess
“Are you having another?”
He glanced sideways at his older sister, Nora. Choosing to wear black to a wedding could be considered chic, but since Nora’s husband had just been incarcerated for trying to kill the bride, it was probably more than a fashion statement. More like a comment on the institution of marriage as a whole.
Bre...ndan downed his champagne in one gulp. “Yep.”
Nora frowned. She had been a heavy drinker once herself, but her husband’s descent into drug-induced crime seemed to have scared her sober.
He exchanged his empty glass for a full one care of a passing waiter and downed that too.
“No date, Brendan?”
“No. You know I think it’s a bad idea to bring a girl to a family wedding. Gives her dangerous ideas about Beckett money and the happily-ever-afters that go with it.”
“Yes. I suppose so.”MoreLess
Read book Seductiveintent for free
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
Write Review:
User Reviews: