Angelica (The Family Book 1) by Jones Angelique

Author:Jones, Angelique [Jones, Angelique]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-08-04T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 17

After three flights and drives to two different airports between states, so if anyone tried to search for her they wouldn’t have a shot, she was finally there. The closer she had come to this place, the quicker the woman that she had become receded. Going so deep that it was like she never existed, leaving what Angie had once been now free to resume control. Driving to the gate in her rental car, the guard took one look at her and hurried to open it. Parking the car, she got out and went to the door, going in without knocking. The mass of cars she’d passed told her that the bridal shower had begun. Men and women attended the bridal shower, making it one of those joint parties that were the current fade. Most of the people she passed stopped dead in their tracks when they saw her. Silence began to descend the farther in she went, making it easy to tell where the main party was outside.

Going through the doors, Angie ignored the people who followed her out and went straight for the bride-to-be. Shock stole into her cousin’s expression, followed by a squeal of delight as she jumped up and raced to Angie, throwing her arms around her. “Thank you, thank you,” Anna whispered before releasing her. Grabbing her hand, Anna pulled Angie with her back to the rest of the family. Smiles and watery hellos greeted Angie as they all came forward to hug her. Finally finished, Angie stepped back as Anna sat down and dug into her gifts with gusto. Excusing herself, Angie walked toward the yard where a racing Michael had broken away from the other children when he realized she was there. Launching himself at her, he gripped Angie in a tight hug, his head now coming to her shoulder. He had gotten so tall in the last year; soon he’d be taller than her.

Taking Michael to a bench, away from the party, they sat together, and he told her about everything that had been going on since the day she had left, seeming to forget that she spoke with him on the phone weekly. Ignoring all the speculative and leering looks being thrown her way, Angie stayed with Michael as long as she dared before telling him to go play with his friends and they’d talk more that night. Getting up, she went back to join the party. Most of those who were starring had the good taste to pretend they weren’t, but many of the men couldn’t even do that.

Moving across the patio, Angie grabbed a small plate of food and a glass of wine before finding an empty table in the shade, off to the side. The vultures were circling. This wasn’t a group of just family but of the entire wedding party, friends, and the groom’s family. People who didn’t know she was off-limits. A few brave souls were downing their drinks, ready to take their shot, but were stopped by the icy glare she could feel coming from behind her.

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