DOES THE RING FIT?

Rad slid it over her finger and the feel of his hand holding hers, the way bent his head to watch what he was doing, all seemed like images from a real engagement, from a man presenting the woman he loved with a token of his intentions to spend the rest of his life with her.

Serena swallowed the sudden lump in her throat.

The ring fit.

Perfectly.

Her eyes met his. The intensity she saw there caught her by surprise. Then he smiled and said, "Mission accomplished."

If his mission had been to invade her heart, it looked like he was succeeding.