“Say yes!” “Say yes!” “Say yes!”

The crowd’s voices overlapped, a playful chorus of excitement and impatience, but all Catalina could hear was the deafening rush of her own heartbeat. Her lips trembled, her vision blurring slightly from the unshed tears building in her eyes. She could barely breathe as she stared at Frederick, kneeling before her with that small, tender smile that somehow always made her knees weak.

Her gaze dropped to the glistening diamond ring nestled in the black velvet box. The way the light from the chandeliers caught its surface made it look like it was glowing just for her. And maybe… maybe it was.

“Fred…” Catalina...