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She reached over to the table and picked up the pretty red card with floral designs and scanned all the precious signatures within it
“To the Belmont Christmas Bride Best wishes on your special day”
Olivia cherished the iven her The Belraced Bride
She would be the laughingstock of the entire town Earlier that day, the staff even greeted her as the Belmont Christmas Bride when she arrived with her sister, Bria, at the check-in counter “Oh, you’re the Belmont Christmas Bride this year,” they’d welcomed her arets ratulations, ma’am”
“Thank you,” she had gushed Bria beamed with excitement Finally, they would have wonderful memories for Christmas Day even if Mom couldn’t be there physically
The truth was, she could not afford to host her wedding there It was a donation froave away an affordable wedding package to one lucky couple each year and Olivia and Jack were supposed to be that one lucky couple this year
But, that was not going to happen noas it?
The phone rang again
She spun her head around to the noise Jack was calling her again She really didn’t want this Not now
Olivia intended to ignore it but she sucked in a deep breath and walked over to the phone, her heart still revving over the lih the roof
She picked up the phone “Jack, you are one crazy, inconsiderate jerk! I don’t want to speak with you again I don’t want to see you again And-”
“Whoa! I think you’ve got the wrong guy, les down her spine sounded over the phone instead It wasn’t Jack Oh, God! This wasNow soer an item
Could this day get any worse?
“Um…sorry, ho is this?” Heat rushed to her face and slithered down her neck Shit! This was hu
Damn, Jack!
“Dane I was told you needed so okay?” His silky voice lulled her into a relaxed ued with Jack over the phone? Had one of the other guests co from her suite?
“Um I…um Well, no…um Yes Yes, I’m fine” He was told she needed assistance?
Olivia lifted up her head and turned her gaze towards the adjoining door in her suite Great! The hotel guests in the adjoining roo with Jack Did they phone the front desk?
“I’ll send soed with control and authority He didn’t wait for her to answer Her hesitance may have sparked an alarainst her will in her own room He sounded like a man not to be reckoned with
After Olivia replaced the phone on the receiver, she clenched her jaw and hugged herself Her heart was pounding hard and fast What ith her? She really didn’t want anyone to see her like this Not now Especially not a ed baritone voice thatHerdown her face after her teary conversation with Jack She got up and paced in front of the fireplace
Oh ,God! She was going to be humiliated in front of hundreds of her friends she hadn’t seen in years as well as her family Her heart wasn’t broken, it was shattered in a million tiny pieces Her eyes drifted to the dark sky outside and the blowing snowflakes falling against it It should have been theof her life Christmas Eve To in the ballroom of the hotel All the decorations were in place Hotel staff had congratulated her earlier
But Winter Wonderland was nothing htmare Icy fear twisted around her heart Olivia felt nu disaster in stilettos
Mohts
Olivia glanced in the mirror over the dresser to make sure she didn’t look as bad as she felt She dabbed her swollen eyes and removed some of the mascara that had run down her cheeks after her torrent of tears The last thing she needed was to be the guest of honor at her own pity party
“Just a et a hold of herself She had to regain her composure
When she opened the door, her jaw dropped
Standing in front of her was a sex god The most delicious tall, dark and sexy e, brown eyes on—and he earing a tailored dark gray suit that accentuated what appeared to be a fit, athletic build
Stop drooling, Olivia!
She couldn’t help but look up to him, as his head almost reached the top of the door frame How tall was he? Six-foot-five?
“Hi Is everything okay?” His sain
“Um…yes…”