Claiming the Maverick's Heart by Holt Debra

Author:Holt,Debra
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Publisher: Bling! Romance
Published: 2016-09-30T21:00:00+00:00

Saturday afternoon in Cartwright’s Crossing, and things were unusually quiet in town. Seemed like everyone was heading to the church on the corner of Main and Hidalgo Streets. The parking lot was already full, and the overflow had spread to nearby spaces along adjacent streets. Jeb and Clairee had invited almost the whole town to their festivities—celebrating fifty years of wedded bliss with a renewal of vows—and almost everyone was there. Macy climbed out of the passenger side of Annie’s small sedan, parked between two large, double-cab trucks a block away. The two hurried toward the stone church building. Once inside, she followed Annie down the aisle as they looked for seats. Annie caught Macy’s hand and pulled her into a pew that was midway toward the altar.

“Excuse me,” Macy whispered as she stepped past a pair of men’s boots and glanced up, only to find herself face to face with Trace, seated next to his brother. He grinned, and her answering smile turned into a grimace as the heel of her sandal caught the top of his foot. Graceful as usual. Macy practically plopped into the space between Annie and Trace. She wished Annie would have taken the spot next to Trace, but she hadn’t. She was too engaged in conversation with the Franklin family seated in the pew ahead of them now to notice Macy’s discomfort. Travis’s attention was focused on the program they’d each received as they entered.

Macy had only seen Trace a couple of times since the day she’d been sick. He’d come to the ranch, completed the chores needed, and then left. She’d tried to ignore the feeling akin to disappointment. Instead, she told herself the after-effects of her illness and the meds were making her emotional. Now she found herself sandwiched into the pew beside him, the closeness sending a definite heat into her body from his. The glance he slid her way told her that he was aware of it also. Her eyes went to the altar, and another memory hit her as the organ began playing.

Ten years ago, this could have been the scene from their wedding. But the church where they had planned to begin their life together had become the place where it had all ended. A deep sadness suddenly filled Macy. Her mind played the what-if game. What if they had gotten married as planned? They might be seated in this pew with a couple or three children beside them. Kids. They almost certainly would have had the green eyes of their father and probably his irresistible smile. Her heart twisted inside her chest. The shadowed thought quickly evaporated when the warmth of Trace’s slightly calloused palm closed over hers. She looked up to find his eyes on her, and the shared emotion in their depths stunned her. But was it sadness or pity? Why did it feel right to be here with the man she’d never wanted to see again? What was happening?

Whatever it was, she dragged her focus away from the man beside her and locked it firmly onto the couple now standing at the altar.

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