"That's perfect. Absolutely perfect," Audrey walked a circle around Marly. "A bride in white lace and her dashing groom. We can use the text of some of these old laws on the brochure."
For the next hour, Audrey orchestrated a "wedding" for Dawson and Marly…"One more photo for the brochure," Audrey stated. "You may kiss the bride."
Marly didn't think Dawson would really kiss her. Yet the wicked gleam in his eye should have warned her…
A FEW WEEKS LATER...
A few heartbeats of silence was worse than any reaction he had imagined. "What do you mean we might be married?"
When Dawson spoke, he chose his words carefully. "Do you remember the night we walked through a wedding ceremony to take photos for a brochure?"
"I remember."
"Audrey Chambers told me the marriage ceremony we went through might be legit."
The words came out of Dawson's mouth, but refused to register in Marly's brain. "You mean legit as in we're married?"
Dawson nodded. "The old ordinances she found in one of the trunks gave Halo's mayor pretty broad powers, since the mayor was the only elected official within a couple days' riding time."
Disbelief settled on Marly's face as her mind scrambled to absorb this news. "And Audrey is Halo's current mayor, which would give her those broad powers."
EXCERPT FROM PICTURE PERFECT LEGACY copyright Genie Gabriel
APRIL FOCUS ON PICTURE PERFECT LEGACY,
BOOK #1 OF THE HALO LEGACY
ROMANTIC MYSTERY SERIES
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