CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
A day before the much-expected wedding supposed to tie Ainsley James to Claire McKay, a cold summer rain dribbled for hours, chasing away the heat of the day before.
It started with thunder and lightning in the early hours. But then, it calmed down and settled to drizzle in the afternoon, driving everyone to distraction before long.
James hoped it would stop altogether until the following day. He wished that Claire had the wedding day she had dreamed of since girlhood.
However, he did not know the number of pairs of eyes looking up at the sky that morning, praying for the sun on their wedding day.
Thunder rattling her window had woken Bryony up at dawn. She had jumped up with a startle and then had tut-tutted like an old woman, distressed over the only thing she c
