Mason held her hand and found it ice-cold, her palm damp with cold sweat.

He pulled out a tissue and gently wiped her hand, his voice soft and soothing.

It was as if he hadn't heard a single word of what she had just said.

Aurora slapped his hand away, trying to remove the ring from her middle finger.

But her fingers were already red and slightly swollen. No matter how hard she tried, the ring wouldn’t come off.

Mason took ...