Faking A Groom (Marital Bliss Book 3) by DJ Jamison

Author:DJ Jamison [Jamison, DJ]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2020-09-23T16:00:00+00:00

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The news of their engagement took on a life of its own, spreading not only to a handful of regional news sites but also social media. After Rory got off the phone with a shaken Avery, he was in no shape to focus on work. His phone call with Avery had done little to settle his nerves. He’d seemed rattled—and that was without any contact from his father. What would he do when Senator Kinkaid inevitably struck back?

The senator’s threats on Rory’s voicemail had been little more than angry bluster, and yet, he couldn’t ignore them. Senator Kinkaid was an influential man. Technically, Avery worked for him, though the senator rarely did any real work at Kinkaid Banking Co. If there was a rift between father and son, Avery’s entire career and network of connections could be ripped away.

Avery knew these risks. He knew…

But knowing the potential for fallout and experiencing the actual fallout were two entirely different things. Avery had also known his father might not accept his bluff, but he’d been devastated when it happened. Now, Avery was already hoping for a better outcome than Rory thought possible.

He hadn’t been able to bring himself to tell Avery about the threatening message. Not with Avery sounding so fragile, pleading to hold on to the smallest sliver of hope. It might have been smarter to rip that away from him, but Rory couldn’t be the one to do it. They’d tentatively agreed to finish out work and meet at home for a quiet dinner.

Until then, Rory gave up on work and tackled the need to address their surprise engagement on social media. With the news going viral, it was already reaching his friends. Holly had shared Mal’s article with a short message: “Congrats Rory and Avery, my new favorite couple!”

The news was most likely being shared on less friendly pages, too, with less complimentary opinions. He’d seen a handful of comments on one of the news sites, and it’d been enough to make his blood boil.

Avery Kinkaid should be ashamed for lying to the world for so long.

This senator’s kid sounds like an entitled brat. Why should we care if he’s gay? He should keep it to himself.

They didn’t seem to care that their comments were contradictory in nature. Avery had lied and kept secrets, and he also should have never shared those secrets. Any argument to place blame on the poor gay guy, Rory thought bitterly. There were comments attacking the senator as well, and it had quickly devolved into a melting pot of ugliness. Rory had learned a long time ago that no intelligent discourse could be found in online comments, so he had scrolled on, ignoring the rest.

But he couldn’t ignore social media entirely, no matter how much he might like to do it. Avery was staying away from the fray, and that left it to Rory to be the voice of their relationship. It would seem suspicious to remain silent about something that was supposed to be happy news.

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