An Unholy Affair by Evie Alexander Epub & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Evie Alexander
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LONDON – ONE YEAR AGO
Eveline swirled the melting ice cubes at the bottom of her glass.
I know Estelle’s hoping that if I’m in this dress and she’s late,
maybe someone might approach me. But I feel really uncomfortable
right now, and I don’t know what to do with myself.
At five-thirty on a Friday afternoon, the London bar was packed with
braying and confident professionals celebrating the end of the week.
Eveline had perched herself on a high stool at the far end of the bar, sitting
side-on to see people as they entered. But as the minutes ticked by and her
friend hadn’t appeared, she’d swivelled around to face the wall of drinks. I
haven’t been somewhere like this for over ten years, and back then I was
always off my head…
Estelle was Eveline’s best friend and had persuaded her to take half a
day off to accompany her to London for a meeting. Estelle had also bullied
Eveline into wearing the kind of clothes she hadn’t worn in over a decade,
and to let down her long hair.
Eveline’s tight red dress—borrowed from Estelle—was almost the same
colour as her hair and had ridden up a few inches above her knees. She
tugged it lower. God, I feel almost naked right now. Do you think I should
try that Christian dating site again? Even though it was a disaster?
Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a couple leaning on the side of
the bar next to her. The man’s hand snaked around the woman’s waist and
caressed her bottom. Eveline kept her gaze forward, but could see their
passionate kiss reflected in the mirrors on the wall in front of her. A pang of
loneliness pierced her heart. No matter how much she filled her life, there
was still an empty space in her chest that kept getting bigger.
I thought leaving Bexminster for Foxbrooke was a sign, but it’s been
nearly two years and I’m worried I’m running out of time.
Biting the inside of her cheek, she squeezed her eyes shut. Please, God,
I know you have a plan for me, but if there was ever a moment for a
miracle, this might be it.
‘Hi.’
Eveline’s eyes snapped open, and she jerked her head to the right. The
couple had gone, and a man stood in their place. He was so close, his gaze
so focused, that she didn’t need to look around to know he was addressing
her.
Her breath froze as her body went into meltdown. It wasn’t just that he
was heart-stoppingly beautiful. His soul was shining out, brighter than any
sun. It wrapped itself around hers with a rush of joy, as if reuniting after
millennia apart and determined never to let go ever again.
Time seemed to slow, then stop, as the universe ground to a juddering
halt in recognition that this meeting was ordained beyond the stars. A
flicker of something passed across the man’s caramel eyes, a tiny
shockwave that seemed to crack his confident expression for a millisecond.
‘May I sit down?’
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