They agreed to share the news with Mia’s parents when both families would be gathered together, and Korum now watched with amusement as Mia did her best to hide her left hand in the folds of her dress during the trip to his parents’ house. He’d told her she could take the ring off for now, but she had vehemently refused. “What if I lose it?” she said in a horrified tone, and Korum didn’t argue. He liked seeing the piece of jewelry on her finger, liked knowing that there was a visible symbol of their commitment to each other.
He wasn’t sure when he had become so enamored with the idea of marrying her in the human way. During that visit to her parents’ house, the thought had been planted in his mind, and it had been brewing there for the past month. He’d known that Mia still felt uncomforta
