Surrender On The Glass

Kaelen's POV

The sun was beginning its descent, painting the sky in strokes of bruised violet and burning gold. The Maldivian light had a quality that felt ancient and absolute, illuminating the water until it looked less like a liquid and more like a polished, shifting gemstone. Inside the villa, the air was heavy with the salt mist of the lagoon and the faint, sweet scent of the white orchid I h