He walks over to my side of the table. My whole body goes on alert. What is he doing?

He stops right behind me. I can feel the heat from his body even though he isn’t touching me yet.

I sit completely still, my back straight, trying to act like I don't care.

Then I feel his hands touch my neck, and my body flinches hard.

“Relax,” he murmurs with that smoky voice.

He spreads a necklace across my neck, but I can't see what it looks like.

I touch it and it's a diamond. It ...