Chapter Eighty Seven

TESSA

The weight of the diamond on my finger felt surreal. I kept staring at it, the huge, brilliant round cut catching the light in ways I wasn't used to. It was too much—too bright, too expensive. I shifted my gaze nervously, almost certain someone would notice it and try to steal it. I felt vulnerable with it on, like it was a glaring target on my hand.

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