BrS02 - Marrying the American Heiress by Bold Diana

Author:Bold, Diana [Bold, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, historical, amazon
Publisher: Diana Bold
Published: 2018-10-26T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Sherbourne Hall’s charming private chapel was set in the woods behind the main house. Ivy clung to the stone walls and rose bushes lined the cobblestone walk.

A profusion of white orchids and pink velvet bows graced each pew, while intricate stained-glass windows cast rainbow hues of light around the vaulted oak interior. Emma took in the details through a haze of nervousness as she advanced up the tiny aisle on her father’s arm.

Jane and Julian sat on one side of the church, Lady Natalia and Dylan on the other. But she had little attention to spare for anyone but the man she would soon wed.

Michael stood beside the elderly minister and watched her approach with an unreadable expression in his clear blue eyes. Clad in a pearl-gray morning suit with a snowy white cravat, he looked breathtakingly handsome, as always.

Her father squeezed her arm as he gave her hand to Michael. “Cherish her as I do,” he admonished Michael softly, before backing away to stand with Jane and Julian.

Michael stared at her for a long moment, then the barest hint of a smile curved his beautiful mouth. “What, no scarlet or purple?”

“Not today.” For her wedding, she’d decided on a lovely but very conservative gown of white satin. It was similar to the one Victoria, the English queen, had worn to her own wedding.

The minister cleared his throat, and Emma tightened her hand around Michael’s. The solemnity and finality of what they were about to do overwhelmed her. After today, her entire world would revolve around the man at her side.

She spoke her vows in a voice that trembled, despite her best intentions. Michael’s voice was clear and steady, but he didn’t look at her until the minister finally pronounced them man and wife.

“Kiss her,” Julian instructed with a laugh.

Holding her gaze, Michael bent forward and captured her mouth in a sweet and tender kiss. For a moment, she let herself become lost in his familiar taste, but then the minister cleared his throat, and Michael pulled away.

Jane and Natalia rushed forward and smothered her with laughter and hugs. Dylan and Julian took Michael aside and offered their own hearty congratulations. But Michael remained silent and distant, as far removed from her as he’d been those first few times they’d met.

Filled with foreboding, she followed the small group back to the house. She laughed and giggled with her friend and new sister-in-law, desperately trying to pretend everything was all right.

During the wedding breakfast, Michael said and did all the right things, but she still sensed a tension in him she couldn’t explain. Was he having regrets? She wanted to launch herself into his arms, force him to kiss her, to see her, to tell her what was wrong.

After breakfast, she tried to do just that, but before she could find a way to maneuver her husband away from Dylan and Julian, Natalia took her aside.

The other girl really was stunning, and Emma’s jealousy resurfaced. She couldn’t help wondering if Michael secretly wished he’d taken the duke’s daughter as his bride.

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