*Matthew's POV*

I stared at the ring in my hand in stunned silence.

That had gone even worse than I expected. It had gone so bad that it felt like it was just a horrible dream. There was no way that was reality.

But as I stood on the sidewalk in the dim streetlights, I knew that it was no trick. My eyes glanced up, but Trinity was already long gone. Had I made a mistake? Should I have stopped her?

She told me not ...