DESTINY'S EMBRACE by Suzanne Elizabeth

Author:Suzanne Elizabeth [Elizabeth, Suzanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KC Publishing
Published: 2018-01-07T16:00:00+00:00

Matthew stood, stark naked, at the end of a long aisle as a woman in a sleek white dress and veil walked toward him.

Everyone he'd ever known was there, gathered in a meadow beneath a bright blue sky. And they were all as fully clothed as the bride, making him feel a little disconcerted about his nudity.

The woman in the white dress reached for his hand. He hesitated at first, not sure who he would be giving it to. Finally, he took a deep breath, grasped her cool fingers, and helped her step up beside him.

They both turned and faced George Martin, who then proceeded to marry them before God and all mankind.

Matthew thought it strange that George Martin, a simple farmer and restaurant owner, was presiding over his wedding, but his bride seemed all right with the idea, so he ignored the oddity. She said her vows in a gentle, sweet voice, swearing to love him till the day she died, and he slipped a golden wedding band on her finger. Then came the time for him to lift her veil and seal their future with a kiss. He was afraid to do it; afraid of who he might find beneath. But the crowd became restless. Finally, he finally raised the veil.

Amanda Simmons smiled back at him. He heaved a relieved sigh and smiled back at her. But then Amanda suddenly turned into his late mother, then into his obese Aunt Elinor, and finally his childhood dog. Instead of kissing her, he tossed the veil back over her face, spun her around, and sent her back up the aisle to wherever she’d come from.

Entrancing laughter filled the air, and he turned to find Lacey Guarder standing where George Martin had been. Like Matthew, she was wearing nothing—except the smile on her face.

"Don't you see?" Lacey said to him. "I'm finally here, Matthew. And you can't get away from me.”

Matthew sat bolt upright in his bed. His upper body was a sheen of sweat and he was breathing hard as he struggled to shake off the dream.

He set his elbows on his bent knees, and pushed his fingers through his damp hair. “Hell,” he said, dropping his forehead into his hands. "I can't even get away from her in my sleep."

He glanced toward his window, and noticed the dark sky beginning to brighten. Dawn was breaking. Time for all respectable folks to be climbing out of their respectable beds.

He fell back to his pillow and stared at the shadowed ceiling. Today he'd get to the bottom of where Lorraine Rawlins was hiding. Today he would finally conquer the indomitable spirit within Lacey Guarder.

If, that was, she showed up in his office that morning as he'd commanded.

The woman was infuriating. She called his every bluff, nagged his every waking thought—even when he was with Amanda—and now she was actually giving him nightmares.

He tossed off his blankets and got out of bed. The cold air raised gooseflesh over his body. He walked

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