The Reluctant Bride by Everly West

Author:Everly West [West, Everly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Eva bathed and dressed for her first day as a married woman. She couldn’t wait for today’s meeting of the Ladies Club of Laramie. Her friends would be astounded to hear the news. And then they would absolutely swoon when they heard it was Levi she was married to.

She smiled at herself in the vanity mirror in the enormous bedroom she shared with Levi as she put the finishing touches to her hair. How many times had Levi been the topic of conversation among the ladies of The Laramie Ladies Club?

Her friends often gushed over Levi's rakish good looks, trying to pry secrets about him from her because they knew she and Levi were good friends.

The ladies loved that air of rebellion about him. Eva had to admit he had impressed her more than once by his good looks and charming manners. He might be the orphaned son of a con artist, but he had made his own mark in this world and quite the mark it was.

Money and swoon-worthy good looks made Levi a very sought after bachelor. Until now. She should feel badly for taking him off the market—or rather for pretending to take him off the market, but a part of her was quite pleased that her friends were going to be so impressed that she managed to capture the handsome bachelor, even if their marriage was a farce, her friends didn’t have to know that.

A twinge of jealousy pinched her heart as she thought of all the ladies who would be clamoring to take her place when the truth was revealed that he wasn't really her husband. Her thoughts revisited Levi’s comment about last night being the first time he shared his bed with his clothes on. Did that mean there was a special someone waiting for Levi to be a free man again? If there was someone in Levi’s life, he had never mentioned her. Not once. Surely if there were someone, he would have told Eva about it?

Right now, she had a hold on Levi, but when the truth came out, he would be fair game. Again.

She shook the thoughts away. What business was it of hers what Levi did? She would be far away pursuing her own life. And yet she could admit to herself she wished things could be different between her and Levi Copper—

"Mrs. Copper. Eva? I'm here to gather the breakfast dishes." Mary's voice called to her from the hallway.

"Mary, please come in. I'm almost ready to go downstairs and face the music, so to speak, with the good citizens of Laramie, but I need some help with my necklace. Would you be so kind as to help me fasten it?"

"Of course. I'd be happy to help you."

Mary stepped inside the bedroom and came to stand behind Eva. Eva handed her the two ends of her necklace and sat straight to give her access to her neck.

"Thank you so much, Mary. I really couldn't have done this without—" Eva heard Mary sniffle.

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