“I have a surprise for you back at the villa,” Steffan said.

Racheal looked at him. And looked away.

She suspected he was just trying to cheer her up. Or maybe he really had a surprise for her. But she did not get any excitement from the thought.

They were driving back home in the morning light.

The sun was positioned in a way that it seemed they were riding into it. It bathed both their faces in light.

She turned to look at him. He looked like a strong, Greek god, as he ...