Chapter 20
The next day, Jack held her hand and Charlotte met his gaze as they stood outside the store she’d spent her entire life hiding inside. Now she had a life and love and didn’t need the shelter of these walls anymore.
She had more.
Lost in his blue eyes, she was at peace--she was his and he was hers forever. Today she would share with those in the store about the amazing changes for them too.
The ring on her hand was like a beacon of hope that love won over everything else as Jack squeezed her palm and asked, “Are you ready?”
Yes. She straightened her new black business suit and walked into the familiar glass doors on his arm. No customers shopped but the workers in their blue vests were all lined up near the front of the store.
Her stepmother and stepsisters stood in front l
