The rain had already begun to fall by the time Marnie stepped out onto the condo balcony, letting the cool wind brush against her warm skin. Manila’s skyline shimmered beneath the night clouds—alive, glittering, yet strangely distant.
Her heart raced wildly.
Not because of the storm.
But because of what had happened earlier.
Doctor Michael Co had been a storm of his own tonight—restless, intense, protective in a way that both thrilled her and frightened her. Married life with him was unlike anything she ever imagined. Sometimes soft. Sometimes consuming. And sometimes overwhelming enough that she wasn’t sure if she was losing herself… or simply falling deeper.
She didn't even hear the sliding door open.
She only felt him.
Michael came up behind her slowly, deliberately—his presence
