“Oh no, Nicole!” I blurted out instantly, a pained chuckle escaping my lips at her last question.
Robert never abused me for once. He did the reverse. He made me feel on top of the world, treating me like a queen and making me realize that I’d lowered my standards to be with Dylan.
From the romantic dinner we’d had, the fantastic out-of-the-world sexcapades, and the way he’d treated me like I was a fragile jewel, Robert had successfully made me fall for him in just these few days.
It sounded so absurd and strange to me. I was a committed person, and I rarely gave myself too easily. I never believed in love at first sight because I was someone who’d get to know a partner well before giving my all… but with Robert?
That first time I’d seen him at the beach, I’d fallen hard without ev
