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Chapter 12: The proposal

Author: Gwen hywfar
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-20 20:20:36

~∆~ Mariah's POV ~∆~

The ring is beautiful. I stare down at the princess-cut diamond on my left hand, catching the light from the restaurant's chandelier, and try to feel something other than numbness.

"It was my grandmother's," Ethan whispers, he sounded like he was going to cry. "She always said it should go to the woman I'd love forever."

Forever. The word sits in my chest, but I force a smile.

"It's gorgeous, E. Really."

"You said yes so quickly, I wasn't sure you'd really thought about it." Ethan reaches across the table to take my other hand, his thumb stroking across my knuckles. "Are you sure this is what you want?"

Am I sure? I'm not sure of anything anymore. Three days ago, I was sure I was falling in love with my neighbor. Now I'm engaged to a man who's been nothing but patient and kind while I sorted through my confused feelings.

"I'm sure," I tell him, and maybe if I say it enough times, it'll become true.

The truth is, after Rain's cruel dismissal, after realizing how co
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