Marrying Miss Marshal (Wind River Hearts Book 1) by Lacy Williams

Author:Lacy Williams [Williams, Lacy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lacy Williams Books LLC
Published: 2023-12-08T16:00:00+00:00

Danna delayed long enough past the appointed hour that Chas wondered whether she’d come at all. A soft knock sounded, and he halted mid-pace in the center of the preacher’s parlor.

The minister ushered her inside.

Danna wore a delicate blue dress. She’d pulled her hair out of the braid, and soft pieces framed her face now.

A soft gasp came from behind him from either Parrott or Castlerock, but his senses were filled with Danna. He couldn't take his eyes off her.

He'd been attracted to her when in trousers, but with a long skirt swirling around her legs and the bodice of her gown clinging in all the right ways, she took his breath away.

Danna was focused on the preacher, who was speaking quietly to her. Chas used the time to examine the two curls trailing down her cheek, following the line of her jaw and down her neck.

He swallowed hard.

"Thank you,” she said, and turned to face him.

Grateful she hadn't caught him with his mouth hanging open, Chas cleared his throat and prayed his voice wouldn't crack when he spoke.

When she looked up and met his gaze, he knew she wasn't as calm as she seemed. Her eyes shone with panic, then flicked to the two council members standing behind Chas. She schooled her expression.

“You look lovely,” he said, and his voice emerged steady. Nothing like the raging turmoil he felt inside. How had it come to this?

Her hands shook when the preacher directed Chas to take them. His might be shaking, too. It was hard to tell.

They faced the preacher, who held the Good Book in his hands. The vows they spoke only took a few minutes, and it was done.

“You may kiss the bride,” the preacher said. Danna's eyes met his—the first time she'd looked up during the whole ceremony—and he could easily read the trepidation in their depths. She started to shake her head. “We don't—”

He stopped her protest with a gentle touch of his mouth. It was nothing like the way he'd kissed her on the mountain. That had been a kiss of relief, a way of expressing the emotions that had pounded through him. And yet...when he brushed his lips against the velvet softness of hers, raised his hand and cupped her jaw...it was the same.

The emotions bursting in his chest were enough to make him feel like he was in front of that stampede again, with his heart drumming in his ears. Sweat popped out on his brow. He stepped away, unable to take his eyes from her face, the contrast between her lashes and her cheeks.

Beautiful. His wife. For now.

“I’ll need you two to sign the marriage license, and we’ll be done.”

The preacher had a document in front of him on the table. Chas took up the pen the other man had produced and scribbled his name on the line the man indicated. He passed the pen to Danna, and she squinted down at the paper, hesitating.

Something inside him opened, wanting to protect her from the men who stood close and who probably didn't know she couldn't read.

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