Then I reached out and took it.Sloan's eyes lit up.A second later, I placed the ring back in her palm. "Sloan.""Yeah?""I'm never getting married."She nodded. "Okay.""Especially not to you."Her fingers closed around the ring. She smiled. Her eyes were damp, but she didn't cry."I figured."She took a step back and moved out of my way. "Go on. Get home safe."I walked past her. My steps felt lighter than I'd expected. The wind blew my hair across my face, and I brushed it aside.Even after I'd gone a long way, I never looked back.But I knew she was still standing there. I never heard footsteps following me.Back at my apartment, I stood on the balcony and let the wind wash over me. The Eiffel Tower lit up section by section.My phone buzzed with a message from Adrian.[What do you want to eat tomorrow? I'll bring something over.]I replied: [Anything's fine.]The Parisian night air slipped beneath the collar of my coat, and I pulled it tighter around myself. The
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