Western Promise by Janelle Daniels

Author:Janelle Daniels [Daniels, Janelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dream Cache Publishing
Published: 2019-03-06T05:00:00+00:00

Although she forced her hands to remain still in her lap, it was all Lily could do to keep them there as they bumped along in the carriage toward the dinner party. She didn’t know if she was more wound up over the upcoming event or what had happened at the hotel between her and Chase before they left.

He kissed me.

And not just a little peck you’d give a family member. He’d kissed her as if he could reach into the depths of her soul. She let out a shaky breath, remembering how it felt to have his lips against hers.

She’d never be the same.

It was dark out, but with the luminescent gas lighting, she could easily see the grandeur of the buildings they passed. Mansion after mansion, her unease grew. Regardless of Chase’s reassurance, all her self-consciousness flooded back.

What was she doing? She didn’t belong in a fancy carriage, wearing an intricate gown, on her way to an elaborate dinner hosted by one of society’s queens. If she’d ever been welcomed in a place like this before, it would’ve been below stairs.

Her fingers twisted in her lap.

Without a word, Chase reached over and placed his hand on top of hers. “You’re going to do great.”

Breath bound up in her lungs, but she didn’t look at him. She kept her eyes fixed out the window as if all of her problems would be solved by watching the world pass. She nodded once, hoping he’d drop the line of conversation.

She was here now, and there was nothing to be done but move forward and get through it. This is my job, she told herself. This is what she was getting paid for. Regardless of how she felt about Chase, she was doing a job. And that job was to represent the company, to be charming, and to allow Chase to close whatever business he needed.

She could do that. She could do anything she set her mind to. And if she thought of it like that, she would get through this.

But as he squeezed her hand once again, she acknowledged she was also doing this for him. She wanted to help him, and not because it was required of her. She just hoped she would accomplish that.

They rolled to a stop in front of what she considered a palace, its tall, white columns elegant and imposing, and Lily’s stomach clenched.

Chase removed his hand from hers, rolled his shoulders, and quirked his lips as if he found the situation amusing.

In a way, it disturbed her, and she didn’t understand why.

At least, not until the carriage door opened and he stepped out, pulling her with him.

This was the Chase she’d met when he first arrived in Promise Creek. The slick, amused, polished man who hadn’t a care in the world. It was a façade, she knew. One he wore around others. But she hadn’t seen it in so long, it unnerved her.

How could he change himself so quickly? How could he hide who he truly was?

At that thought, she wondered if he was hiding anything else.

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