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The connection we shared was the biggest surprise of all. Right from the beginning, he felt so familiar.
He rocked my world the day I met him. And every day I spent with him since he’s buried himself that much deeper into my soul.
I’m in love with Tiero.
There. I’ve admitted it to myself.
Could I have really fallen in love with him that quickly, though?
I guess Rhia fell in love with Lex just as fast… so it is possible. And look where they are now. They made it work.
Shit.
What if this really was it for me, and I blew it?
Then again, there’s a good chance all these emotions are just from the constant orgasm-high of the last week.
Perhaps I’m only seeing what I want to see? Wanting there to be more to make me feel better about having a holiday fling—it’s possible, right?
Time will tell what my true feelings for him are. And returning to my normal life will help sort it all out.
A tear rolls down my cheek, and I wipe it away angrily.
No crying, Ella!
I need to get out of here. Where is that damn taxi?
I walk onto the terrace while I wait for the call from reception, my thoughts drifting to Tiero once more.
I want to hear his voice or read a message that says he’s thinking of me, too. Phone in hand, I hover over the keyboard.
Me: Thank you for a wonderful time this last week. Sorry I couldn’t stay awake this morning to say goodbye properly. I will always remember you.
I want to add,‘I miss you already. You’re all I can think about. I’ve fallen in love with you.’
But of course, I don’t.
While it’s true, it’s also pathetic and needy. This was a vacation fling. I remind myself of that for the hundredth time today.
I knew it. He knew it. Everybody knew it.
I’ll be fine once I land in Dublin and get engrossed in my own life again, and not some fantasy life where I’m the queen of a private island, for God’s sake.
Still, my finger hovers over the send button.
Don’t do it!
If he wanted to be in touch, he’d be in touch.
He was relentless in his pursuit of me, so his silence speaks volumes.
I bite my lip as I stare at my message—my heart and my mind at odds.
A noise on Rhia’s balcony makes me look up. A raven has landed on the tiles beside a dove that’s perched on a sun lounger.
I study them. What an odd combination.
Two birds from different worlds… just like Tiero and I.
