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Honeymoon Day 1

Author: Bea Baum
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-15 15:19:10

VEX POV

The journey to Santorini unfolds with military precision.

My jet. My guards. My silence. Hers.

Every step from my mansion to the runway feels rehearsed—orders, head nods, no wasted motion. She hasn’t said a word to me since the morning we left. I haven’t earned one.

On the flight, I keep busy—files, updates, coded messages from Kade about the transition. Every so often, my gaze drifts to my bandaged arm. The wound’s healing, but the dull ache beneath the stitches is nothing compared to the quiet sitting between us.

Brynn stares out the window, watching clouds turn to sea. Her reflection flickers across the glass, pale and distant—like she’s trying to memorize anything that isn’t me.

When we land, a car is already waiting. The driver opens the door, but I intercept, holding it out for her myself.

She hesitates before stepping in, her eyes flicking up to mine just long enough to remind me that we’re still pretending.

Still playing husband and wife.

Still burning beneath
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