Catherine Coulter - Bride - 2 by The Hellion Bride

Author:The Hellion Bride [Bride, The Hellion]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-01-16T23:41:50.067000+00:00

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She remembered when Ryder had come to fetch her for dinner. He'd come into the room, all elegant and handsome as the devil's right hand, and he'd just smiled at her.

"You're beautiful, you know that?"

She merely shrugged. "Passable, I would say."

"No, beautiful.Are you ready? The vicar is here. We'll have dinner first, then the ceremony. I'm sorry about you not having anyone from Camille Hall, but we can't risk it."

"You don't have to do this, Ryder."

"Be quiet," he said quite pleasantly, offered her his arm, and walked beside her down the wide stair-case.

Ryder felt her quiver when he said his vows. "Don't," Ryder said quietly. "Don't stiffen up on me. Trust me, Sophie. It will be over soon and then nothing bad will ever touch you again."

She didn't believe him but it didn't seem to be the thing to say to him now that he would be her husband.

She saw Jeremy smiling just like he'd been offered the world. Ryder had won him over with an ease that astounded her.

It was over. There were congratulations. Samuel looked delighted and immensely relieved. Then he turned to Sophie, hugged her against him, and said quietly, "It will be fine for you now, my dear. I have always believed that things happen for a reason. You and Jeremy were meant to leaveJamaicaand return toEngland. You will trust your new husband. Once he realizes the right way, he embraces it with-out hesitation. Yes, Sophia, trust him, for he's a very good man."

She looked over at her new husband. He was hug-ging Jeremy against him and the boy was chattering faster than a magpie and Ryder was laughing and nodding.

Suddenly, without warning, all the happy chatter began to die away. Ryder looked up to see Sherman Cole standing in the doorway of the salon.

Sophie wanted to sink into the mangrove swamp. She didn't move. She watched Ryder stride over to Cole.

"What a pleasure, Mr. Cole. However, you weren't invited. What do you want now?"

Sherman Cole looked around the room. He stared at Sophie, standing there like a pale statue, in her wedding gown, her white wedding gown. He saw Samuel standing there beside her, her arm in his, and he said, "Good God, you think to protect the little slut by marrying her off? Has that fool Grayson really married her? He actually married the little tart?"

Ryder sighed. "Did I not warn you before? You are slow of wit, sir, and an unspeakable embarrass-ment."

"But he can't be married to her! Look here, Samuel, it will make no difference! She murdered her poor uncle. I will come for her tomorrow, once we've examined Burgess's body. You will have only one night with her, no more, so be certain you enjoy it! And then it will be my turn, that is to say, I will see that justice is well done and—"

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