Under His Protection
Ten days later Elizabeth was in no mood for a wedding. She no longer believed in fairy tales, and that's all love was…one big, fat fairy tale that was invented by writers and poets and songwriters. Only a hopeless romantic could actually believe that a man and woman could love each other for a lifetime. She knew better. It only lasted until the love of your life went to Germany for an international soccer tournament and met a blond bimbo.
"You're thinking of Spencer again, aren't you?" Katherine said as she stepped forward to zip her dress for her. "You've got that look on your face…"
Glancing over her shoulder at her, Elizabeth scowled fiercely. "What look? I'm perfectly fine."
"Yeah, right," Priscilla drawled as she stood before the mirror and gave her makeup a last check. "The last time you looked like that, you murdered my doll."
Elizabeth didn't want to laugh, but it gurgled up inside her and escaped before she could stop it. "I did not! You're the one who wanted to see if her head would come off. I just accommodated you."
"You put the thought in my head!"
"No, I didn't. It was Katherine."
"It was not!" Katherine objected. "I didn't even know ... read full excerpt from Under His Protection ebook
