A Dream of her Own (62 page)
She held her hand out under the pink silk-shaded lamp and looked at the heart and the two letters engraved there. C and N, the first letters of their names. She remembered their words to each other the night Nella had given the chain to her ...
‘And wear it every day, mind, especially tomorrow, yer wedding day, promise?’
‘I promise...’
Constance fastened the chain around her neck. This time she would keep her promise.
Other books
Living Extinct by Lorie O'Clare
Murder on the Ol' Bunions (A LaTisha Barnhart Mystery) by Moore, S. Dionne
The Reeducation of Cherry Truong by Aimee Phan
The Strange Death of Fiona Griffiths by Harry Bingham
Brothers: Legacy of the Twice-Dead God by Scott Duff
Europe at Midnight by Dave Hutchinson
Simon Thorn and the Wolf's Den by Aimée Carter
Helldorado by Peter Brandvold
Deceptive Beauty by Dawn White
Direct Action by John Weisman