WE WERE over an hour late for dinner. Bianca only gave me a knowing smile when we walked in before pulling me into a fierce hug.

“I’m so glad to see you looking and feeling better.” “I do,” I replied with a smile.

“Now, show me this rock my brother got you.”

I showed her my ring finger, tilting it side to side so the light would catch the blue fire of the stone.

“Damn, Bane, you must love this woman.”

He wrapped an arm around my waist, dropping a kiss on my shoulder. “More than my own life,” he told his sister.

His words made me glow with love....