Wed By Deception by Emilie Rose

Author:Emilie Rose [Rose, Emilie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Silhouette, Payback Affairs
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2008-09-09T06:00:00+00:00

Nadia found having a man fiddle with her wiring a strangely intimate experience even from thirty feet away. That could be because she couldn’t peel her gaze away from the very nice rear end bent over her entertainment cabinet.

“That should do it,” Lucas said as he stepped away from her flat panel television. “We should be able to get the webcam feed on the big screen.”

“Thank you. But you don’t have to stay. I know how much men hate weddings.”

“I’ll stay in case you have problems with the connection.”

As much as she appreciated that, she’d really rather be alone. She didn’t expect the next hour to be easy. Weddings never were for her.

But she’d only done one video conference before and the last time Mitch had sent a team of geeks to Dallas to set it up for her. She’d paid attention to the process, but that had been a two-way feed and this was only a one-way deal. It might be different.

The watch-only format left her feeling a little disconnected, but it was better than nothing. She shook off the negative feelings. “How is it you know all this electronic wizardry?”

“I do a lot of my board meetings via video conferencing.”

“Why not in person?”

“Like you, I can’t always be there.” He activated the TV remote then hit a series of keys on her computer—quite competently she noted. Within seconds a jostling image of a candlelit church sanctuary filled the screen.

Her cell phone rang. Caller ID said Rand. “Hi, big brother.”

Rand’s face entered the picture. “We’re live. Check to see if you’re getting the audio and video.”

He spoke directly into the camera. His voice came through the phone and then, after a slight delay, through the TV speakers. The echoey feel was slightly disorienting.

“I’m getting picture and sound.” Her oldest brother looked happier than she’d ever seen him. There was a smile in his eyes.

“I want you to say hello to someone.” Rand reached out and wrestled the camera away from the person holding it and then swung it around, leaving Nadia with a room-spinning, carnival ride sensation.

Tara Anthony, a woman who’d been not only Nadia’s father’s PA but also Nadia’s best friend five years ago smiled into the lens. Tara’s cheeks were flushed, her blond curls upswept. Rand and Tara’s love affair had been another casualty of their father’s manipulations and their reunion had come about as a result of his will requiring them to work together. That circumstance had been the main reason Nadia had jumped to the conclusion that her father was trying to reunite her with Lucas.

Wrong.

Tara put Rand’s phone to her ear and waved. An engagement ring winked on her finger.

“Hi, Nadia. I wish you were here, but I’ll do my best as camera person to make sure you’re as close to the action as you can get.”

“Thank you.” An ache filled Nadia’s stomach and rose like a hot-air balloon to block her throat. She wanted to stand beside her brother when he took his vows the way Rand and Mitch had been there for her.

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