Bora Bora, proved to be

tension as I sat in a gh

ed cabin crew. Their life

afraid of somn

his distance. Wh

red ominously, I felt as

ould catch his eye, a d

vers down my spine uie

into the

ange puzzle that

hifting the tides of my em

or the journey to end and

island

down, I could feel the h

ping out into the open a

to prickle with goosebu

e landscape, a sleek bla

eaped when a man in a p

ir catching the last bit o

he air, intoxicating me.

e with this enigmatic fi

sun. His words dripped wi

ways g

u

as ignorant as you cla

iding past me to the wait

inside, leaving me to pon

ea

otions, I instinctively

it, I'm already sittin

or shut without

life under Saint's cont

Without a word, he shift

g me to broo

re to know the destinat

nd is fogged by anger, f

my thoughts without con

shut and end

, a mesmerizing blend o

burnt

rive, we finally arrive

estion is revealed we w

me in the idyllic Fre

e resort, I follow Sain

rt races with excitem

rls and rises higher, the

eze sweeps through my ha

denly, Saint appears bes

hout a word, my eyes glued

me but I couldn't brin

old me to flee, my feet

ow me. I watched as the

ry dock and into the ocean

sharp and urgent grace.

forearm, holding it

st forth from me like a

d out, turning my head t

tucysrenlie

weighed his respo

ilen

he said sim

fusion. "What do you mea

ore my gaze away from h

y. A gentle breeze worke

hilly nip. The boat sail

eneath it in a

vided. His silence was

spider's web. It was as

Saint: the enig

l us," I said, my voice

I say it'

word,pating him

rode off,

depths of

s

vi

ed on

secluded oasis, Saint

the enchanting

ediately overcome with

inch of the hut. The sw

the air,

ed sigh as I admired th

ding natura

nd sauntered leisurely

gasp escaped my lips. Th

ng - the bed was adorned

ed bottle of champagne

expectantly o

steadfast

washed over me, a sudde

one

aring a bed with Saint

in

ince I've slept beside a

in separate rooms. I cou

not even in his slumber.

during our marriage,

oom and spot my suitcase

it. I can feel dryness

my tongue. I know

e to sleep o

door and kneel before t

ace robe. I let it rest on

me in just my lacy bra a

in sweet relief as my fu

They're not too big or sm

ri

I tie the robe sec

h my hair and gently ma

have so that it won't

ly due to my black roots

g that it makes me look m

f my life Ill get my hair

window and slide the do

reeze tickles my skin.

ny, drowning into the