Page 41 of Illicit Monster


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"Wedding planner?" I question.

"Aye. We have a lot to do in the next two weeks. Amelia Murphy's here. She's the best in Belfast. Alaina has assured me."

Scarlet exclaims, "We all used her! She's great!"

"Perfect," I force myself to say, swallowing down more jitters and locking eyes with Tynan.

I never thought in my life I'd have a wedding planner. That's what rich people do.

I'm married to a rich lad.

He's still a monster.

A sexy one.

No! He's not!

Tynan leads us through the house to the dining room.

Amelia's already there. Her blonde hair hangs in curls, and she smiles at me. "You must be Maeve. Tynan speaks so highly of ya."

I glance at him, wondering how that's possible.

He tugs me closer and kisses the top of my head. "Sorry, my princess is a bit in shock. She didn't know I booked ya, and she's super happy about it. Aren't ya?" he asks, glancing at me.

I recover quickly. "Yes, it's so nice to meet ya." I hold out my hand.

She shakes it, and we sit. She informs us, "The first thing we must do is decide on the venue. Of course, there's food, flowers, and everything else around it, but the location is really important. All the top ones are booked out for a year or more. What date are ya considering?"

"We're going to marry in two weeks," Tynan declares.

She jerks her head back, claiming, "Two weeks isn't possible. All the amazing venues are booked out. There's no way you'll get in anywhere good. Unless you're doing it here?"

Tynan shakes his head. "No. We're not doing it here. And it doesn't matter what's booked out. I'll pay whoever to move their date, and they'll happily do it."

"I don't think..." Amelia lets out a deep sigh, fretting, "Oh my."

Tynan confidently states, "Just show us the venues. Don't worry about the semantics. I'll work it out."

Amelia hesitates but opens her book. "Okay. For the ceremony—"

"It'll be at the church. It's the party after we need to figure out," Tynan asserts.

"Sure." She thumbs through her book, filled with pictures of different places. She points at each one. "There's the Grand Central Hotel. It's got an amazing backdrop, and this is for couples who really want the best of the best."

Tynan states, "It's hoity-toity. Is that what ya want, princess?"

"Umm...no," I answer, unsure what I want, but hoity-toity sounds horrible.

Amelia smiles. "Scratch that off, then. Now, the Grand Hotel's beautiful."

I've never stepped foot in it, but the building outside is gorgeous, and it's rumored to be amazing inside.

Amelia wrinkles her forehead and adds, "But it can be a little bit haughty too."

"What else ya got?" Tynan asks.

She points to the next one. "The Malmaison Hotel is really great. If ya want personal style and taste, it has amazing interiors, event spaces, and service. Oh, the service is so good I can't say enough about it."

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