The Wedding Witness

THE WEDDING WITNESS A SECRET PREGNANCY ROMANCE SOFIA T SUMMERS CONTENTS Other Books by Sofia T Summers Delilah and Owen: The Playlist Description Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Epilogue Extended Epilogue Maid without Honor (Preview) Connect with Sofie Copyright © 2023 by Sofia T Summers All rights reserved. The following story contains mature themes, strong language and sexual situations. It is intended for mature readers. 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OTHER BOOKS BY SOFIA T SUMMERS Forbidden Promises (this series) Maid Without Honour The Wedding Witness Forbidden Temptations Series Daddy’s Best Friend My Best Friend’s Daddy Daddy’s Business Partner Doctor Daddy Secret Baby with Daddy’s Best Friend Knocked Up by Daddy’s Best Friend Pretend Wife to Daddy’s Best Friend SEAL Daddy Fake Married to My Best Friend’s Daddy Accidental Daddy The Grump’s Girl Friday The Vegas Accident My Beastly Boss My Millionaire Marine The Wedding Dare The Summer Getaway The Love Edit The Husband Lottery Christmas in the Cabin A Very Naughty Christmas Forbidden Doctors Series Doctors Surprise Twins Written in the Charts Rendezvous with My Resident Forbidden Fantasies (Reverse Harem Series) My Irish Billionaires Toy for the Teachers Three Grumpy Bosses Feasting on Her Curves DELILAH AND OWEN: THE PLAYLIST “Oh My God” by Adele “Bette Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes “Chemtrails Over the Country Club” by Lana Del Rey “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” by Jet “Super Soaker” by Kings of Leon “A World Alone” by Lorde “I’m Kissing You” by Des’ree “Mistakes” by Sharon Van Etten “And I Love Her” by The Beatles “Claire de Lune” by London Philharmonic Orchestra “Love Vigilantes” by Iron & Wine “Only Love” by Mumford & Sons “Right on Time” by Brandi Carlile “The Great War” by Taylor Swift “Dying Breed” by The Killers DESCRIPTION The gorgeous groomsman had all my attention when my best friend’s ex was allegedly killed. Fun fact? I hated the man. Another fun fact? I was the last one to see him alive. There may not be anyone on my side except that groomsman I can’t stop thinking about since the wedding. Owen is a rugged, red-blooded military man. I’m not even his type. And yet, I fell into his arms like I belonged there. His dark eyes have the depth of an intense lover. But there are secrets hiding behind them. Owen is trying to uncover my secrets. And he’s about to find one that has nothing to do with the murder. I’m not the only one running out of time. My baby bump is growing, and he needs to find a way to save my life . . . and that of his unborn child. PROLOGUE Delilah An ink stain smudged the flesh of my hand. It must have come from signing as a witness on Cassidy’s marriage certificate. I had seen her down the aisle, toasted to her happiness, and after all the madness, she could ride off into the summer night with the boy she’d always loved. I had done my job as a co-maid of honor and earned myself a glass of something red, rich, and intoxicating. My long skirt swished around my legs with its sheer layers of ‘French blue’ fabric. I would have called it cornflower, but who was I to argue with the designer? The scene of the dwindling party offered too good of a mood. Family members sipped coffee as they caught up with one another. The ivory candles’ wax sank lower into their pillars, and the blue summer flowers became pretty pops of color against the beige and gold ballroom. There was no reason to fuss or to worry. Everyone I loved had their happy ending. Heading to the bar, I ordered myself a faintly chilled glass of Pinot Noir. The dark cherry notes hit my tongue before the smell of something like chicory coffee hit my nose. It smelled like something to go with chocolate desserts or a Mexican mole dish. “Can I see that bottle?” I asked the bartender. He didn’t hesitate to hand it over. After all, I worked with the hospitality group that employed him. My business supplied the wine. Memorizing the label, my mind didn’t acknowledge a silent figure striding up beside me. I didn’t know how such a tall, broad frame could move like a shadow. “Is that what you’re drinkin’?” he wondered, traces of a Low-Country childhood in his tone. My eyes flicked up and to the right. Owen Braun’s green gaze flickered with curiosity. His chiseled features remained composed. He gave away nothing. “For now,” I agreed. “I’ll probably have something else later.” A smile twitched at the corner of his mouth. “Let me get it for you, then.” “It’s an open bar.” “Call it the principle of the thing.” We had been circling each other at every event. I’d polished my bride. He’d proven to be the best man in every room. We were each caught up in responsibilities . . . but not anymore. For days, I’d wondered what it must be like to take one of those strong, tanned hands in mine. I imagined how it might be to hear his gentle Southern baritone in my ear before our lips echoed everything we left in our passing glances. I dreamed it in the spaces between every breath and each careful heartbeat. My fantasies of Owen lived in all the places between time itself.