The ring was still cold in my palm when I realized I had never said yes.The dinner had been all candlelight and crystal, with a dozen powerful strangers smiling at me like I was already one of them. Damien had stood beside me, his hand on my back, his voice smooth as glass. "Meet my fiancée." Then, while I was still staring at him, he had taken my left hand and slid a diamond onto my finger in front of everyone."Smile, Jane," he had murmured against my ear. "Just for tonight."I smiled. God help me, I smiled, and I let the applause wash over me while my heart pounded with something I refused to name. In the car afterward, I asked him why. He said only, "It was necessary." That was all.At home, I tore the ring off and hurled it across my bedroom. It hit the wall and rolled under the bed, and I sank onto the floor with my hands over my face. I had a boyfriend. I had a family counting on me. And I had just promised the wrong man a lie that felt far too real.The next morning, I walked
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