Page 153 of Tormented Billionaire Romance Series

“Really?” he panted. “Well, I thought I heard boat somewhere in the list.”

I giggled. “No, darling. All I want is you.”

EPILOGUE

Clara

Six Months Later

“This condo is gorgeous!”

I marveled at the beach from the porch of the condo, stepping down from the wooden steps into the sand. Max was right next to me. I rested my hand on his head and listened to the waves crashing just yards away from our porch.

“I can't believe your job sent you here to St. Simon.”

“Yeah,” Levon said. “Same.”

I inhaled the salty breeze and smiled wide. “Hey, Max. Want to go for a swim?”

“Oh, honey. I should probably take off his vest for that. Why don't you go ahead?”

“Sure! Just don't keep him too long. I want him to get used to the water.”

“Of course, darling.”

I walked ahead of my boys. I shuffled across the sand right to the water, excitedly dipping my toes into the wet sand. When the wave lapped up on the shore, I watched the water slide between my toes. The receding wave caused my feet to sink into the sand. I smiled so wide that I thought my face might crack from the happiness I felt.

“This is my life,” I whispered to the ocean. I hugged myself as the breeze picked up. “Thank you. Whatever is out there, I am grateful to you for this blessing.”

I heard Max bark. I turned to greet him, dropping down into the soggy sand to wrap my arms around his neck. I noticed his collar was still on.

“Oh, this might get wet.” I went to pop the collar off and noticed a little box. “What's this?”

I plucked the box from his collar. He sat down in the sand, wagging his tail as I stood up to hold the box to the light. I popped it open.

And then I gasped.

Nestled in the black silk was a diamond ring. Under the lid of the box was written in white cursive, “Will you marry me?”

I covered my mouth. “Oh—”

“So?”

I turned to find Levon right next to me. “Baby?”

“What do you think?”

“I think it's . . . it's . . .” My eyes were brimming with tears as my heart exploded. “Yes!”

I wrapped my arms around him and he lifted me up, spinning me around. Max barked at us as I cried. I squeezed my eyes shut and held onto Levon, finding so much love in our embrace that I felt dizzy—or that could have been the spinning.

Either way, I was happy. He set me down on the ground and then took the box from me, dropping down to his knee where he slid the ring on my finger. I kept my hand over my mouth. I couldn't stop crying. Every particle in my body celebrated the surprise as a true blessing from the universe.

I was practically shaking when Levon finally stood up. He held out his arms and I collapsed into him, unable to control my sobs. He rubbed my back to soothe me. Max kept nudging my leg, trying to get between us. I dropped my hand to caress Max's head, letting him know that I was okay.

When I stepped back, I whispered, “I'm so grateful for you.”

“I'm grateful for you, too, darling.”

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