Semua Bab Wicked Swipe: Bab 41 - Bab 44

Isla POVI rolled the window down, letting the fresh air rush into the car. The quiet, untouched road made me reckless enough to lean out, letting the wind whip against my face.There were a dozen reasons why I couldn’t stop smiling. The first one? Julian’s surprise this morning. He’d shown up at my apartment at dawn, no warning, just told me to pack my things for a getaway. Sure, he’d promised he’d take me on vacation before, but I didn’t expect him to actually deliver this soon.One week. That’s all it took for him to keep that promise. And he chose the week when work was chaos: fashion week was coming. The company was buried in prep, and I was drowning in Nola’s endless demands as Eleanor Rowe’s stylist.So yeah, I wasn’t about to complain about this distraction.The second reason? I already knew the next two days were going to be unforgettable. Just me and Julian, and the fresh air of Eastbourne. I had no idea where exactly he was taking me, but I didn’t care. Wherever it was, one

I leaned back against the pool’s divider wall, the only barrier between me and the outside world being a row of perfectly arranged calathea plants shielding the water from curious eyes. A half-eaten breakfast tray floated lazily beside me, evidence of my distracted appetite.Julian had surprised me with a floating breakfast earlier, and while my body was still trembling from the aftermath of last night’s wicked indulgences. The moment the water wrapped around my skin, the exhaustion slipped away. I didn’t want this short escape to end, but time was cruel like that. By late afternoon, I’d be back in London, back to endless noise and everything that didn’t taste like him.A smile tugged at my lips as Julian finally stepped into the pool. He’d spent the entire morning buried in back-to-back work video calls while I’d unapologetically turned off my phone. The difference between us was stark: I was willing to disappear, but he could never escape.And yet, in just a few steps, he cornered