The Guardian Mist by Susan Stoker

Author:Susan Stoker [Stoker, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-08-22T18:30:00+00:00

6

“It’s amazing that the ring has been passed down for hundreds of years from mother to daughter,” Roman said in awe, as if trying to wrap his mind around the possibility.

“I know. Some of the stories about my ancestors I remember, but I know lots of others are lost, which makes me sad. The thing is, though, for some reason, it’s been…broken, for lack of a better word, for the last few generations, and why my mom calls it a curse now instead of a legend. My great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother weren’t lucky enough to find their true loves by the time they were twenty-five.”

“But they still had daughters,” Roman remarked.

Rin looked at him with a raised eyebrow. “You don’t exactly have to be in love to have kids you know.”

Roman nodded his head in sheepish agreement. “Good point. So Tina has only a few more weeks to find the love of her life, otherwise she, and you, will be single for the rest of your lives?”

Rin read the disbelief in his tone and blushed. It sounded so silly when he said it out loud. This was the reason she hadn’t bothered to try to explain it before. But something about Roman had made her think he’d understand. “Basically, yes.” There was no use in expanding her answer if he was going to think she was crazy.

“That is utterly fascinating,” Roman said enthusiastically, resting both elbows on the table in front of him and keeping his eyes on hers.

Rin watched as his biceps flexed under the short-sleeve polo shirt he was wearing. She took a deep breath, inhaling his unique scent as he shifted next to her.

“And you said that you have an older half-sister who lives in England who sent the ring? Is Tina wearing it now? I’d love to get a look at it…that is, if we can figure out a way to do that without making your sister think I’m her true love.”

Roman seemed genuinely interested and Rin made a split-second decision. She brought her right hand up from where she’d stuffed it under her thigh and rested it on the table between them. “I’ve got it. I didn’t trust my mom not to do something weird with it. She already tried to get rid of it once, and I promised MacKenzie, my half-sister, that I’d keep it with me at all times.”

Roman reached out to lift her hand, but stopped, his fingers hovering over hers, and asked permission before touching her, and thus the ring. “May I?”

Rin swallowed hard and nodded. “Legend says that when the eldest daughter finds her true love, it turns crimson, but my mom says it’s been gray for as long as she’s had it.”

Rin held her breath and Roman picked up her hand. She shivered as his thumb brushed over the back of her hand as he pulled it closer to examine the ring. He turned her hand one way, then the other. Rin felt his warm, calloused fingers over hers, but couldn’t take her eyes off his face.

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