Unholy Matrimony by Brenda Barrett

Author:Brenda Barrett
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: inspirational romance, african american womens fiction, romance multicultural, contemporary christian romance, romantic suspense series, african american romance series, african american suspense
Publisher: Brenda Barrett

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Phoebe had opened up the closet after she had stirred herself from her feverish thoughts of Charles and Ezekiel and found it full of obviously expensive clothes that were all in her size—she loved them all. She had only ever seen this quality clothes in those snooty shops where the sales person followed her around because she wasn’t known.

After a shower she put on a long hot-looking pink maxi dress and a soft slipper of the same shade. She chose to let down her long black hair and put on some pink lip-gloss, she assessed herself in the mirror. She looked and felt like a princess and the setting really complimented her.

“Watch out world.” She whispered to her reflection.

She found Ezekiel in the kitchen making something that smelled really good. He looked up when she entered, a tender look in his eyes. “You look spectacular.”

“Thank you.” Phoebe smiled back at him.

“I am making smoked sausage jambalaya.”

“Hmm, that sounds good. I had no idea you can cook.”

Ezekiel chopped up the onions and garlic efficiently, and threw them into the pot. “My mother made sure that I could. She was adamant that all her boys would grow up doing the practical things. When my father protested that she was teaching me to do girl's things she would laugh.”

Phoebe leaned her head to the side and viewed him coquettishly. “I thought that rich people weren't bothered by these menial things and have maids and butlers and gardeners and all manner of service people.”

Ezekiel laughed. “Service people are necessary only because I’m too busy doing other things, but I like being alone sometimes. I do have staff here but usually when I am coming I have the place stocked for my comfort and I stay here alone. These past ten years, I hardly come by this particular house, I’m afraid my business associates and friends stay here more than I do. I just had it re-decorated the other day, it was languishing in neglect.”

They had dinner by candlelight in the kitchen alcove as they listened to the waves on the seashore. He looked dark and mysterious in the half-light and Phoebe's new awareness of him was causing her pulse to beat erratically.

What on earth was happening to her? She tried to drum up her feeling of repulsion toward him but she kept remembering how drawn she had been to him from the earlier days of seeing him at church, even though she had always thought him ugly. Now suddenly her opinion of him was undergoing a metamorphosis because of that kiss, or was it because she realized how rich he was. Was the lure of money that powerful?

He kept her laughing through dinner with tales of his trips to various countries and Phoebe found him to be entertaining. The food was also very good.

“Have you had many girlfriends?” Phoebe asked suddenly. She had been itching to ask. Was he planning to make her another notch on one of his expensive bed posts?

Ezekiel scratched his chin.

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