"i paused , and watched her reaction to the end of my question carefully . '' how many have died of some sort of heart related issue ? '' she did n't flinch . she knew . i watched as her gaze drifted down to my father 's ring . i felt it pulse , so icy on my finger that i flinched . then her eyes snapped back up to mine -- too quickly , like she had n't actually wanted me to notice that she had noticed the _ ..." What is the word in the blank space (_)? The answer is
ring