Alina’s POV
I walked beside Edrick, our fingers laced together as we headed back to the villa.
Netflix and chill.
I still couldn’t believe I had said that to him. Out loud. With my full chest.
Where had my shame gone?
I sneaked a glance at him. The way his hand held mine so securely… like I was something precious.
My chest warmed. I shouldn’t have liked it, but I did.
God, I did. I loved everything about it.
“I love it when you smile that bright.” Edrick said, intensifying the butterflies.
God. I blushed harder.
But then that tiny, annoying voice slipped into my head.
This is fake.
You’re not his wife.
You’re doing something terrible.
I shut it out. Just for tonight, I wanted to breathe. Just tonight, I wanted to pretend this life was mine.
We reached the villa doors, and s
