ASHLEY'S POV
My heart pounded so heavily in my chest that I was stuck, stunned.
“Will you be my girlfriend?” " he whispered, his voice trembling as if he feared I would say no.
I stared at him, stunned for a second, and then I answered him with full excitement.
“Yes,” I murmured. “Yes, Michael, yes.”
He breathed softly, “You have no idea how glad I am to hear that,” he whispered into my hair, his arms around me. “You’re mine now, Ashley. Mine.”
We sat there for some time, my fingers tracing his name on the diamond anklet which he had just placed on my leg. I could not believe this was happening. It felt like something out of a fantasy. Only this time, I was not afraid to wake up.
Then he stood up and stretched out his hand again. I took it without hesitating.
“Come with me,” he sa
