The Elopement
By Cate Martin
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In the 1920s, at the height of Prohibition, Sarah Eckhart holds no illusions about how her father earns his money. She knows he runs a dangerous, illegal empire.
Her wedding at their palatial summer home on the shores of White Bear Lake is the event of the summer.
But the man her father hand-picked as her groom, his chief lieutenant, turns her stomach. She only has one last chance for escape, if she dares to take it.
“The Elopement”, a short story of crime and tough choices, set during the height of Prohibition in Minnesota.
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THE ELOPEMENT
CATE MARTIN
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THE ELOPEMENT
Sarah Eckhart imagined that from a distance, what was going on around her would look like quite the happy little scene. All of her bridesmaids were gathered around her, chatting and giggling and collapsing into the over-stuffed couches when the giggles became too overwhelming. Which, after they had opened the second crate of champagne, had started happening more and more often. The rain drumming against the windows and graying the view of the lake beyond was cold for June, but the fire in the fireplace warmed the room quite snugly and filled the air with a soft pine scent.
How cozy, to stay warm and dry within while the skies dumped all their rain without, the silk and lace of her wedding gown smooth against her skin as the seamstress made her final alteration, the taste of champagne sweet and effervescent on her tongue. She was sure, to an outsider, that it looked like what it was meant to be: the perfect day before what would surely be a perfect wedding. The rain would stop