Victor's POV

We settled in our villa, our personal, spacious apartment with floor-to-ceiling glass walls leading onto an infinity pool spilling onto the edge of the world. The kind of place where time did indeed stand still, where blissful relaxation was an unspoken law.

After a flight, Rose wanted to take a shower. I advised her to take her time.

I made myself comfortable, lying on one of the crisp white linen pool chairs, sipping on a cocktail someone on Jude's staff had placed in my ...