Maja felt the restlessness within her subside as she admired the ring. In the quiet of the bedroom, she couldn’t resist glancing at it again and again.

Though it didn’t send her heart racing, she could at least sleep now.

She turned over and took another peek.

Then turned again for yet another look.

When Ian climbed into bed, he saw her fixated on the ring.

He had finished his nightly routine, scrubbing off the day’s smell of smoke.

With one arm, he enveloped her, preventing her from rolling around the bed any further.

“It’s getting late. Let’s get some shut-eye, okay? We’ve got that appointment with Dr. Herrington tomorrow, remember?” he said softly.

Maja instantly stilled, nestling into his embrace.

“Ian, Dr. Herrington is a really good guy.”

“Uh-huh.”

“He saved me once, and he’s always been so kind.”

“Uh-huh.”

genius too. Did you know he

doze, snapped his eyes open at this,

she might have said too much, Maja clamped

Herrington said he doesn’t have

“He said he doesn’t?”

“Yeah.”

look at her, a small chuckle escaping him, “Clever Phelps, outsmarted by his

if her pride had gotten the better of

Elated?

sense that hidden joy after

exactly alike, but one has

information together with what Augus had said about BK having two

deceived the world, but were

felt like laughing, pulling her tightly into

else. Her slip of the tongue was a result of the overwhelming impact of the ring. Even under hypnosis, she could still feel

in that emotion, her guard

hadn’t counted

had unwittingly handed

blunder,

kissed her

what it means to wear this ring, Maja? It means you’re agreeing

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