Grave Secrets by Elle E. Kay

Author:Elle E. Kay [Elle E. Kay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Faith Writes Publishing
Published: 2023-09-20T00:00:00+00:00

Samantha shifted her weight from one foot to another, trying to relieve the pressure from the high heel shoes she’d crammed her toes into. They’d been fine earlier, but as time passed they became quite painful. She looked around the room hoping to spot Gavin. He’d disappeared some time ago, and she’d felt like a third wheel following Grayson and Jenna around, so she’d made her way over to a wall of windows, and stared out into the darkness.

Everything about this party left her feeling out of place. She didn’t belong in this world among these elegant people. Sure she could put on a fancy dress and fit in with the best of them, but the moment she opened her mouth they’d know she was nothing more than a preacher’s daughter. Not that her dad was poor by an means. He’d inherited plenty from his parents, but he hadn’t acted like the men in his congregation who tried to force him into changing his sermons to accommodate their particular sins and then they would threaten to quit tithing or leave the church if he didn’t acquiesce to their demands. No. Her parents weren’t like that at all. They were salt-of-the-earth people who made her long to be a better person.

Her uncle had tried to teach her the about the finer things and had educated her on how to act among the rich and famous, but she’d resented him for it. She liked Uncle Richard best when he was a regular guy who rode horses with her and took her hunting.

When he was around his hoity toity friends, she hated how he became a different person. The people around her now, were the type he changed for. She didn’t want to blend in like he had. If she stuck around Gavin it would happen eventually. Slowly maybe, but she’d eventually become a person she loathed. And if Gavin came to despise her, too, it would be more than she could bear.

A hand on her shoulder pulled her from her reverie. Gavin smiled and kissed the back of her neck. “Want to get some fresh air? There is a balcony off the sitting room.”

She tucked her hand into his proffered arm and soon they were breathing in the night air. The starlit sky brought a sense of peace she’d been lacking inside the party atmosphere. “Do you really believe God cares? That he has a purpose for all this?”

“You know I do.”

“I haven’t been close to him since my parents died.”

“You haven’t told me about them.”

“I’m not sure you’d believe me if I did.”

He cupped the side of her face. “There is nothing you could tell me that I wouldn’t believe. If you said pirates were about to kidnap us and take us to Mars, I’d trust every word.”

She grinned. “You’re a liar.”

He dropped a kiss on her nose. “Tell me about your parents. Maybe it’ll help me understand why you stopped believing.”

“Don’t misunderstand. I believe in God. But I don’t trust that He’ll make everything all right.

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