29 Sienna What the—? He didn't just do that, did he? Natalie yelps in delight, but I don't notice. I simply stand there, unmoving as I look from Jace to the ring on my finger. The world tilts back into focus. And I'm well and truly pissed off at him. Seriously? He leads me on, letting me think we are going to break up, knowing I am getting more upset by the moment. And then...he puts a ring on my finger. He. Didn't. Ask. Me. I snarl, "What are you playing at? If you think—?" He closes the distance between us. Covers my lips with his and absorbs the rest of the words. Eyes wide open in shock, I look straight into his, watching the green in them turn stormy. Then the sweetness of his lips fills my mouth, and my eyelids shutter down. It's different, this kiss. Gentle. Not like the

