The Persuasion of Molly O'Flaherty (14 page)

“Get married,” he added.

“In my childhood church,” I said. “You’ll have to become Catholic.”

“A papist? Only for you. I imagine all of our children would be little papist heathens as well?” His hands slid down to lace together over my stomach.

Pretend pretend.
“Yes,” I said, and I was glad he couldn’t see my face and how close I was to crying. “All of our blue-eyed children.”

He slid deeper into the pillows, taking me with him, until we were snuggled so perfectly that I wanted to die here so that I would never have to leave. “I love you, Mary Margaret,” he said in a sleepy voice.

“I love you too,” I managed, hoping that he wouldn’t feel the way my ribs threatened to jerk and twitch with suppressed sobs.

“And tomorrow,” he said, words thick with doziness. “Tomorrow we sail for Ireland.”

“Yes.” I whispered the lie into his skin. “Tomorrow.”

Don’t worry! Silas and Molly’s story is far from over! Stayed tuned for the conclusion to

The London Lovers duet

in

The Wedding of Molly O’Flaherty
,

coming this November.

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The Punishment of Ivy Leavold

The Reclaiming of Ivy Leavold

Priest

Midnight Mass (a Priest novella coming this Christmas)

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