RNWMP: Bride for Nathaniel (Mail Order Mounties Book 10) by Dawson Kay P. & Mounties Mail Order

Author:Dawson, Kay P. & Mounties, Mail Order [Dawson, Kay P.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

“You don’t have to bother making anything fancy for me. I’d be fine wearing something I already have anyway.”

Annie stood on a stool letting Claire measure her and come up with a plan for her dress. Andrea had already been measured and told Claire everything she wanted for her dress, which had to have all the fanciest embellishments imaginable. She’d had to listen to the woman whine and grumble the entire time. Apparently Andrea didn’t want to be in Alberta in the first place, but thanks to her mother’s illness, they were having to spend the most exciting season in Vancouver stuck here. They weren’t sure what was even wrong with their mother but the hot springs had some miraculous healing properties so they’d all been dragged here for her to get better.

Claire was sure she’d never met a more heartless and shallow person in her life.

After meeting up with them in the mercantile yesterday, they’d immediately given her the directions she needed to come up for a fitting today. Andrea had been ecstatic that there was a dressmaker available on such short notice.

Of course, Claire never really let on that she wasn’t a real dressmaker, but she hoped that wouldn’t matter once it was all over.

When she’d come through the doors to their suite of rooms in the hotel today, Claire had been shocked to see how elegant they were. Even though she’d spent years working in the lavish home of Andrew Lambert, it was nothing compared to the most expensive suite of rooms at the Cougar Springs Health Institute.

“You deserve to have a beautiful dress. It won’t be too difficult to make something for you, Annie.”

Andrea’s sister was the complete opposite of her. And in the few minutes she’d now spent alone with the woman, she felt terribly sorry her. It was clear she wasn’t like the others. She exuded a sense of loneliness that Claire could feel the whole time she’d been here.

“Claire, I appreciate your kindness, but I’m not one who needs to put on a show for some silly dance. I don’t need to pretend I’m anything I’m not. Truthfully, if I had my way, I’d hop on a horse and spend the night out riding around in the quiet of the snow-covered ground. Instead, I’ll be stuck standing next to a wall hoping no one notices me.”

She smiled up at the girl in the mirror who obviously wasn’t comfortable being fussed over.

When she’d met Annie, she’d immediately understood why she sounded like she struggled with some of her words. Claire had seen others who’d been born with a cleft lip over the years, so she’d recognized the familiar scar that ran across the top of the woman’s lip and under her nose.

But Claire had also noticed right away how stunningly beautiful she was. However, it was obvious Annie didn’t believe it herself.

“Well, I think I have everything I need to get started. Is there anything else you’d like me to add to your dress?”

Claire stood up as Annie stepped off the stool.

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