It was definitely the strangest marriage proposal Vanessa had ever received. Where were the words of love, the fond endearments? The answer was all too obvious: Georgina.

"I don't want to be used," Vanessa protested, as she wrenched the ring off her finger. "Take it back."

Dominic looked at her, his lips tight. Vanessa longed to tell him he was the only man she loved. But she wanted him too much to be just second best. She had to be first or not at all!