Epilogue
Michael stood in the open door of his family’s chalet in the Swiss Alps and stared down at the diamond engagement ring nestled in the cushioned black box before snapping it shut and putting it back in his pocket. He glanced at his watch, and his heart raced in anticipation of Ambra arriving soon. He had planned this getaway to ask her to marry him.
He reflected on everything that had led up to this moment and thanked God that she raised that paddle that changed the course of their future. It had not been an easy time for them during the course of their relationship, as dark clouds had stained some of the early days of their romance, but they had worked through it. There had been a lot of groveling and sleeping on the couch, as he had refused to give her space to shut him out. All that had brought them to this point in their lives.
He checked his watch and then glanced at the gravel road, frowning a bit because she should have been here by now.
He took out his phone and opened the locator app that showed him where Ambra was when he needed to find her. He saw the blip of her location. She was close. He smiled and then froze when he saw the blip suddenly go dark.
He watched to see if it would come back on—perhaps it was just a glitch happening with the tracker. He then heard his phone ping, and he switched over to his text messages.
‘You didn’t think it would be that easy, did you?’
He smirked and then leaned past the frame of the door to yell into the chalet. “Colin, I don’t need you anymore! Lock up for me when you leave please!”
He then turned and trotted towards his car with the look of a man who was about to chase after the woman he loved in a game of hide-and-seek that he would never tire of, proving to her that wherever she went, he would follow.