smile. I melted, I gushed, and I gave way to the butterflies doing backflips in my stomach.

Inside the box was a golden ring with a golden eye on it, one which strangely did not look much different from Zias’ actual eyes! I gasped at how beautiful yet truly odd and unique it was. I shivered as I withdrew it from the box and examined it. Zias took it from my hand and slipped it on my wedding finger. “Until I can provide you with something worthy of the caliber of woman you are.”

I thought to myself basically I had become engaged without actually even being engaged, but at least I knew I wouldn’t lose Zias again. He couldn’t leave me again. A cardinal landed on my father’s grave and chirped at us as if trying to get our attention. It was so beautiful and so stra...

Please subscribe to keep reading.