The Wedding Must Go On (2012)
“What’s wrong?’ Roxy heard Nate’s question. She tried to focus. But she simply couldn’t.
A state of total shock. That was it. The world around her was receding. External noise was muffled, far away, unimportant. Her brow was damp and her head felt dangerously light. This couldn’t be real. Not when things were beginning to come together for everyone.
Over a desert-dry throat, she rasped, ‘I can’t believe it.’ ‘Believe what?’ His grip on her shoulders tightened until the pressure points of each fingertip made her wince and she swam up from her daze.
‘It’s all gone bad.’ ‘For God’s sake, Roxy, tell me. I’ll fix whatever it is.’ A wave of dizziness whirled around her head and she slumped. ‘I was too complacent. I should never have left.’ He inhaled slowly. ‘Okay. From the beginning, tell me what happened.’ She met his intense gaze at the same time the churning in her stomach grew and crawled up to her throat. Lord, she was going to be sick. ‘I need to get back to Sydney.’ ‘Come again?’ ‘Th...e shop was burgled last night.MoreLess
A state of total shock. That was it. The world around her was receding. External noise was muffled, far away, unimportant. Her brow was damp and her head felt dangerously light. This couldn’t be real. Not when things were beginning to come together for everyone.
Over a desert-dry throat, she rasped, ‘I can’t believe it.’ ‘Believe what?’ His grip on her shoulders tightened until the pressure points of each fingertip made her wince and she swam up from her daze.
‘It’s all gone bad.’ ‘For God’s sake, Roxy, tell me. I’ll fix whatever it is.’ A wave of dizziness whirled around her head and she slumped. ‘I was too complacent. I should never have left.’ He inhaled slowly. ‘Okay. From the beginning, tell me what happened.’ She met his intense gaze at the same time the churning in her stomach grew and crawled up to her throat. Lord, she was going to be sick. ‘I need to get back to Sydney.’ ‘Come again?’ ‘Th...e shop was burgled last night.MoreLess
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
9 / 10
User Reviews: