“Will you marry me?”
Alexander’s voice trembled with a gentleness Anna had never heard before — soft, reverent, filled with a love that had survived five long years. His eyes, deep with emotion, never left hers.
“I…” Anna’s throat tightened. Words refused to come.
For years, she had wondered — hoped — prayed that Alexander would return. She had doubted, cried, and fought through lonely nights.
But at this moment, under his unwavering gaze… every single doubt disappeared.
Below them, the world roared alive.
“Marry him!”
“Marry him!”
“Marry him!”
Through the massive screens across the city, countless citizens were watching Alexander’s proposal live. Their voices rose as one, echoing up toward the sky — echoing up toward her.
Anna walked to the floor-to-ceiling window of the 99th fl
