The Everlasting Chapel by Marilyn Cruise

Author:Marilyn Cruise
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, erotic romance, contemporary romance, steamy romance, new adult
Publisher: Marilyn Cruise

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We head back to his room, and shower and finally at four in the morning, after as much sex as I can handle, I fall asleep in Michael’s arms. The next morning I’m up at seven, and pick out one of the outfits Michael had purchased for me when we were pseudo-dating/married. None of the brands are familiar to me, but I can definitely feel the difference in the fit and the quality of the apparel when I put them on. I’m almost afraid to love it too much, still not convinced this will be my new life. Still not convinced Diane’s check will clear—which it hasn’t yet.

On his way to work, Michael drops me off at the Portland Museum of Art, and says he’ll pick me up afterward so we can go to dinner. I am definitely feeling sore after our extended, passionate night together, but every time I move, I am reminded of how amazing everything was. And for the life of me, I can’t stop smiling! Normally I would have felt kind of silly walking around with a perma-grin on my face, but I don’t. Michael, too, has that same incessant smile on his face, and it makes me very happy knowing I was the one who put it there.

Work goes by fairly quickly, and when noon rolls around, Spencer arrives. I thought I wouldn’t feel uncomfortable around him at all, but when I first see him, my stomach does this uncomfortable flip thing. And then I start to feel guilty that I slept with him. All weekend, I haven’t felt a single tinge of remorse, but now when he’s standing in front of me, it comes tumbling down.

“Is Word of Mouth good for today?” he asks just as nonchalantly as usual.

“Sure. Just let me grab my bag.” I head to the back room, grab my purse, and take a few deep breaths. On my way back out, Staci stops me.

“For you,” she says, handing me the cordless phone.

Who could be calling me here? “Hello. This is Scarlett.”

“Oh, thank God I got in touch with you,” I hear Laila say.

My immediate thought is that she wants her money from the one night Michael rented The Sanctuary. I cringe inwardly.

“I’ve called your cell pone like hundreds of times.” Her voice sounds hysterical.

“What is it?” I say, fearing it might be something way worse than a debt collection call.

“Anne has…she was attacked while leaving The Black Chapel last night.”

“Anne…?” My hand hits my mouth, and immediately tears flood my eyes. “Oh, God!”

“She’s at the Providence Portland Medical Center, but she’s in pretty bad condition. Can you come over? I’m here with her now but I have to get back to work in a little bit.”

My hands start to tremble. No, not Anne! Not sweet, innocent Anne. Not my best friend who would never harm anyone—who gave birth to the child she became pregnant with when she was raped at seventeen simply because she couldn’t kill the child growing in her womb.

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