The Christmas Groom by Taylor Hart

Author:Taylor Hart [Hart, Taylor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ArchStone Ink
Published: 2016-11-20T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Storm walked out of Sagewood and pulled out her phone, checking the time. One-thirty. She’d been decorating for two hours, and it was finally finished.

Letting out a breath, she trudged through the snow to her grandfather’s truck. No, it was hers. Maybe. She still wasn’t exactly sure what all was tied to the land trust. Only the land? The house? The horses? The trucks?

Ever since she’d found out about the trust, she had had focused on the marriage clause and keeping her inheritance—until last night when Nathan had told her everyone always has choices.

Nathan.

A rush of emotion washed through her. Anger and pain. She thought of the fight with Sky. What the heck was that? Then there was the vulnerability in his eyes when he’d held her in a brief dance.

Getting into the truck, she felt a gloomy feeling settle inside of her. The air was warm, but the sky looked like it was holding on to everything it could pull in before a huge snowstorm dumped. Usually, she loved this kind of weather because it signaled snow for skiing. Today, she was confused.

She sat there in the driver’s seat, not starting the truck, and thought more about Nathan. After he’d left, she had no idea what to even say to Sky. Finally, she’d walked him out as he gathered his jacket, looking angry and disheveled.

When they’d reached his car, he’d turned to her and said, “I love you, Storm. I always have.” Then he’d hugged her and pulled her back, gazing into her eyes. “Something’s going on. I don’t know if it’s this guy. I don’t know if it’s something else. But I want to marry you.”

At that moment, she’d wanted to ask him what she’d never asked him, what they’d never spoken of—him cheating on her.

Even though she hadn’t wanted to, she’d relied on him. She had thought it had always been Sky, ever since she was little, but they’d never dealt with the cheating.

He’d leaned in to kiss her, and she’d pulled away. He’d blinked and let out a breath, tears shimmering in his eyes. “I’m planning on marrying you at noon in my parent’s restaurant on Christmas Day. My mom has planned a reception for us after the ceremony.”

She hadn’t even known that, thinking it would just be his family.

He’d turned for the car. “Please don’t see him.”

“Why did you cheat on me?” Her voice had been soft.

Sky stopped. “What?”

Her heart was racing, but she couldn’t back down. “You heard me.”

He’d given her a hard look and shook his head, throwing up his hands. “What do you want me to say, Storm? I messed up. I messed up big time.” He sighed. “But I’m making up for it now, aren’t I? I’m doing what our mothers always wanted.”

Unable to answer, she’d turned back to go into Sagewood. The last thing she’d heard had been his car starting.

Now, as she thought about Sky, she became angry at herself. For agreeing to marry him. For feeling like he was her only option.

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