The Accidental Elopement by Maggie Dallen

Author:Maggie Dallen [Dallen, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Ryan nearly toppled over as Lucia pushed him away from her as she spun around to face her friends. Ryan spotted a blonde heading toward them with a huge grin, her curls bouncing around her head. Behind her was…well, it was a face anyone would recognize since it seemed to be everywhere these days. Jack Everett—media sensation and, supposedly some sort of tech genius.

They were both walking straight toward them but Jack looked far less friendly than the blonde, who had just reached Lucia and swept her up in a tight hug. “Oh, so good to see you!” she squealed. She pulled back to face Lucia. “I take it congratulations are in order?”

Jack reached the blonde’s side and wrapped an arm around her shoulders while continuing to glare at Lucia. “Lucia Antoinette Brunelli, what do you think—”

Lucia cut him off. “That’s not my middle name.”

Jack waved her off. “Doesn’t matter.”

“I think what Jack’s trying to say is your grandfather…” Holly started.

Lucia finished for her. “Grandpa is worried about me.”

Awkward silence reigned for a moment as Jack and Holly shared a look that confirmed what she’d said. Ryan hated the pain that suddenly filled Lucia’s expression. “I didn’t mean to hurt him, I just—” She stopped and sighed. “I didn’t want him to find out like this.”

“How did he find out?” Ryan asked. All three turned to him in surprise and Ryan realized that until that moment he had been largely forgotten….even by his bride.

Now he was the center of attention and Ryan was acutely aware of Jack’s assessing glare. But that was nothing compared to the unnerving way Holly was staring him down.

“Yeah, how did Grandpa find out? And how did you two find us?” Lucia asked. Some of the tension in Ryan’s chest eased when he noticed that her expression had gone from pained to suspicious. He hated to see her hurting.

Jack wrapped an arm around Lucia’s shoulders in a brotherly hug. “I will tell you everything, my sweet little runaway, just as soon as Holly and I get a room.”

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