Chapter 61

The Cordinan sunset painted the sky in shades of orange and rose as our car wound its way up a cypress-lined road. After twelve hours on a plane with my in-laws and an exhausting day in Lucerne, my body begged for rest, but my eyes refused to close for even a second—not with so much beauty around me.

"We're almost there," Gideon said, pointing toward the bend ahead.

When the car finally rounded th