From Boardroom to Bedroom

But the guilt continued to mount. Her lies had trickled so far off course from the simple plan she’d initially concocted. Now she was lying to sweet, innocent people, intruding in this family event where she didn’t belong. She’d likely be in photographs of this day and when Nigel or Ellen saw them, they’d have to relive this all over again. The betrayal and the deceit.

Ellen reached for her hand. “Then I do hope we can get to know each other more. I swear I feel like I know you from somewhere, but it must just be how quickly we connected. You know how with some people, you just have that instant click.”

Yeah, that must be it.

“Anyway, I’m just really glad my brother found someone he actually wanted to bring home,” Ellen went on. “He’s always so busy working, maybe you can convince him to take more time off and visit his family.”

“I’ll see what I can do,” Sophie promised with a smile.

Ellen leaned in and gave a one-armed hug before turning back to the reception and her guests...leaving Sophie alone with her drink and thoughts bouncing around. Even though this was all based on lies, Sophie had very good intentions, but she didn’t know if anyone other than her brothers would see that.

Even a glass of champagne wasn’t making Sophie feel better or helping her forget her problems. Once this magical day was over and she and Nigel were on their way back to New York, she would have to talk to him. She might have started this whole vendetta against Miranda, but the entire plan had snowballed and what could have potentially been the greatest thing in Sophie’s life was now likely ruined to the point of no return.

Nigel swirled his grandmother around on the dance floor and caught Sophie’s eye. When he sent her a wink, her entire body jolted from love.

did love him. There was no denying the

hold on to the man she didn’t know she’d been looking for. Oh, and

a way to get out of the impending broken heart and she

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around her neck as she made her way from the car to Nigel’s jet. They’d spent another day at Shrewsbury Hall after the wedding, but now they needed to get back

get back to reality...which meant she needed

time. He couldn’t storm out and maybe she could get him to see how all of this had gotten

make excuses. There were none. She’d blatantly lied to him and each time he called her Roslyn, she

could she have expected to prove Miranda was evil when

they supported her decision to tell Nigel. They’d agreed that maybe there was no dirt to be found

into one of the white leather sofas, Sophie fastened her seat belt as she waited for Nigel to finish speaking with the pilot. She wasn’t nearly as nervous about flying this time, perhaps because she had too much on her mind. No matter how many times she rehearsed her speech,

Nigel stepped thro

his eyes immediately locked with hers. Her time

set to go?” she