Read Hale to Pay Online Free by Francesca Penn

Imala

It's three weeks before our wedding and that asshat still hasn't responded. I've sent the invitation, but he didn't return the RSVP. I reached out via email but didn't receive an answer or a read receipt. Now, I'm holding my phone to my ear waiting for him to answer. Maybe the third time's a charm.

"What is it!" his rude ass practically yells. It's only a little after eight at night his time.

"Hi, this is Imala—"

"So?"

"Caerwyn’s fiancée," I continue like he didn't interrupt me. "You haven't responded to my correspondences, and as the brother of the groom—"

I stop talking when the line goes silent. I stare at it for a moment.

I know this jerk didn't just hang up on me!

"Sorry, we were disconnected," I tell him once he answers again.

"No. I hung up on you," he confirms before repeating the action.

Shocked, I stare at my phone for a long time, seething from his disrespect. Unlocking my computer, I log in and confirm a few things. Satisfied, I make arrangements to take our private jet. Then make a phone call.

"Hey, Ainslee. How's the pregnancy going?"

"Good. Struggling to breathe." She laughs.

"I bet. Twins are not a small feat. I know you're busy, so I'll get to the point. I need to take an unexpected trip in a few hours and need a companion. Preferably female; I'm over men I haven't already met prior to right now."

"I understand." Nothing criminal gets past the Bishops. I know Ainslee knows what happened to me without asking. "Sounds like you'll like Luci. How long is the trip?"

"I'm hoping to only be there for a day."

"Okay, I'll have her pack a bag and meet you at the airstrip at…"

"Five o'clock."

“Perfect," she chirps.

"Thank you so much."