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The Ring

Author: Estar
last update publish date: 2026-08-14 22:29:02

Anna’s POV

“Take it off.” I stared at Mark. For a moment, I thought I had heard him wrong, because the last thing I expected that morning was for my husband to stand in my doorway and ask me to remove my wedding ring.

His eyes were fixed on my hand, and there was something in his expression that made me slowly lower it.

“What?”

“The ring,” he said again, his voice quieter this time. “Take it off.” I looked down at it, turning the band slowly around my finger as memories came rushing back witho
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