Shimmering Emeralds Sneak Peek - Meg
My head pounded with the beginnings of a migraine. My sister, Claire, owed me big-time for bailing and leaving me to deal with an entire school bus full of elementary school-aged children without her. If she were here, we would be talking and laughing about the cacophony. Without her, it just sounded like incessant pounding in my eardrums.
Of course, Claire had a good reason for skipping out on today’s field trip to Portland’s Old Port historic waterfront district. Her husband’s mistress was giving birth to his baby. If it wasn’t for the throbbing behind my left eyebrow, I would shake my head in silent disbelief over that jaw-dropper.
The fact that Claire’s lifelong love, Alex, had cheated on her while she was being held captive blew my mind. Knowing
