Where did you get that ring

Maybe two seconds. But in those two seconds, Alexander saw the truth cross her face before she buried it.

Confusion came too late.

“Ryan?” she repeated. “Who?”

Alexander’s heart sank.

He had expected denial. He had hoped, stupidly, for honesty.

“Don’t,” he said.

Valerie looked around. “I don’t know what this is, but I’m not doing it in front of an audience.continue reading …