Page 178 of Masters of Secrets

In front of him, Rick—another member of Stronghold and Marquis—leaned against his wife. Unlike Kincaid, he didn’t keep his voice low enough to be unheard by those around him.

“What time is it? Isn’t this supposed to have started already?”

Frowning, Zach shifted the hand Kincaid was holding to look at his watch. Yes, the wedding was supposed to have started five minutes ago. But the doors at the back were empty. No pastor, no groomsmen, no groom.

His heart started to beat a little faster in his chest.

Fuck, was something going wrong?

Do I want it to?

He was here for the bride, after all. The groom, in his opinion, didn’t deserve her at all. But Amy loved Jeremy and would be devastated if something had happened. She had her heart set on this wedding, this marriage. As her friend and sometimes scene partner, Zach supported what she wanted.

As if Rick’s question had been permission for everyone else to start questioning things, conversation rose in a murmur. Zach was hardly the only one twisting to look around, as if Jeremy or someone might pop out of hiding with an explanation as to what was going on.

The fact that he was turned around meant he saw Sam the moment she appeared in the doorway, looking stunning in a sage green bridesmaid dress that set off her blonde good looks and delightful curves perfectly. His heart started racing a little faster as she started coming down the aisle, her gaze scanning over the bride’s side like she was looking for someone…

It felt as though it was going to leap right out of his chest when their gazes met, and she suddenly went from walking and looking to striding right for him. For a moment, he didn’t believe it, but then she came to a halt right beside him. Everyone was staring, the conversation dropping off as quickly as it had started.

Bending down, she ignored everyone else, keeping her voice low, even though it wouldn’t matter. Rick and Maria had turned around to see what was going on, and everyone was now straining to hear what she said.

“Amy needs you. Now.” Glancing up and past him, she looked at Kincaid. “You’d better come, too.”

Zach leapt to his feet, Kincaid only a heartbeat behind him.