The Substitute Bride (2010)
“But in the end she had only one. Her heart lurched.
She had to run.
If she stayed in Chicago, tomorrow morning she’d be walking down the aisle of the church on Papa’s arm. Then, walking back up it attached to Reginald Parks for the remainder of his life, which could be awfully long, considering Reginald’s father was eighty-two and still going strong.
Papa said she had no choice, now that their circumstances had gone south like robins in winter. He’d reminded her that as Reginald’s wife, she’d be kept in fine style. Probably what the keepers said about the tigers at the zoo.
She scooped her brush and toiletries into a satchel, then dropped it beside a valise crammed with clothes. No, she couldn’t rely on mortality to get her out of the marriage.
And as for God… Martha had promised God would help her. Well, Elizabeth had prayed long and hard and nothing had changed.
Her breath caught. Perhaps God had washed His hands of her. If so, she could hardly blame Him.
The time had come to take m...atters into her own hands.MoreLess
She had to run.
If she stayed in Chicago, tomorrow morning she’d be walking down the aisle of the church on Papa’s arm. Then, walking back up it attached to Reginald Parks for the remainder of his life, which could be awfully long, considering Reginald’s father was eighty-two and still going strong.
Papa said she had no choice, now that their circumstances had gone south like robins in winter. He’d reminded her that as Reginald’s wife, she’d be kept in fine style. Probably what the keepers said about the tigers at the zoo.
She scooped her brush and toiletries into a satchel, then dropped it beside a valise crammed with clothes. No, she couldn’t rely on mortality to get her out of the marriage.
And as for God… Martha had promised God would help her. Well, Elizabeth had prayed long and hard and nothing had changed.
Her breath caught. Perhaps God had washed His hands of her. If so, she could hardly blame Him.
The time had come to take m...atters into her own hands.MoreLess
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