I slept like I hadn’t in days, wrapped in the warmth of the moment and the faint scent of him still lingering on my skin. The gentle rise and fall of my breath mirrored the rhythm of the ocean around me.
The soft hum of the yacht, the distant creak of the wooden beams, the gentle sway of the water beneath—it was the most peaceful I’d felt in so long. I felt as though the entire world was cradling me. My body was safe, my mind relaxed. Everything was right.
The breeze from the open windows kissed my skin as I lay cocooned in the blankets. It felt like floating. Peaceful.
For once, I let myself believe that maybe I could have peace. I could escape from everything that haunted me.
But just as I thought I was free from my own troubled mind, my dream twisted. The serene scene melted into
