Flash Marriage To My Mysterious General

to a distant hum. As the Lincoln moved through the streets of D.C., the adrenaline that had sus

e, what had been done to her, c

ing. A choked sob escaped her lips. She pressed the heels of her hands against her eyes, but it was n

shoulder. He simply signaled to the driver, who pulled the car over to a quiet, tree-li

nt and handed her an unopened bottle of chilled

the cap. She took a long drink, the c

oice thick with tears. She looked at him, her v

of the car, then gave a slight nod to an unse

bar inside was dark and intimate, all polished wood and sof

luded table and orde

rn in her throat a welcome distraction from the a

oked like club soda. He didn't rush her. He didn't judge. He just provide

rds poured out of her-a torrent of anger, humiliation, a

The sharp pain had dulled to a throbbing ache. She looked

reckless feeling bubbling up inside her. "You know what

w rose in the d

her drunken mind. "For real. Right now. I want Blake Sterling to wak

augh, to tell her she

ong moment, his expression unre

rig

lently, and she leaned heavily against his solid frame.

to the intercom. "To the D.C.

the driver's voice replied

e expec

rnment building, which should have been dark and deserted, the lights were on in one of

haze, Annabel knew

places," she mumbled as he

ion," was his simp

tartling. He ushered them into a quiet office, th

e mahogany desk. Annabel filled out her section, her

in his information quickly, hi

mony. They recited the simple vows, the

Columbia, I now pronounce you husband and wi

his desk buzzed. He answered it, listened fo

the authorization from General Sheppard just came through.

General? It seemed odd, but the whiskey was

e freshly printed m

s into focus. Her name was there, clear as d

of birth, and place of birth were covered by thick black bars. Ne

nger at the blacked-out

ed it. "Printer's running out of ink," he said, his voic

d, soaked in alcohol and exhaustion, accepted it wit

e filed within the week," Gaven sa

General,"

s eyes were fluttering shut. Her last conscious thought was of the strange, blacked-o