Yet the uneasy feeling refused to leave. It lingered at the edge of her awareness, as though unseen eyes were quietly following her every movement from somewhere just beyond her sight.
Trying to silence the growing unease, Maya quickly changed into the cream-colored dress before slipping the engagement ring back onto her finger.
The diamond immediately caught the morning sunlight streaming through the windows, scattering tiny flecks of light across the room. She found herself staring at it. Only yesterday, that ring had filled her heart with excitement. It had represented everything she had worked so hard to achieve—the future she had carefully planned, the position she had dreamed of, and the life she believed would finally belong to her.
