Chapter 17 Robin
I’d always dreamed of visiting Scotland, but the reality was so different from what I expected. It felt like I was still dreaming even as saltwater sprayed my face. I was more energized than I'd ever been from a cup of coffee or a long run in the dark, yet it was an odd sensation too. I felt at home in a moment and place so far from everything I knew. With Mark beside me and the Isle of Skye ahead, peace filled me for the first time in many days. A bubble of laughter escaped me.
“What is it?”
I turned to smile at Mark. “Laughing at myself. I was thinking how content I feel.”
His answering chuckle stirred something in my chest, a sensation that somehow reminded me of hot chocolate. It was delicious, warm, and decadent all at once.
The corner of his lip quirked up. “I a
