diana burnwood · hitman · retired spy · honeymoon · romance · intelligent · elegant · vulnerable · hidden agenda · action thriller
**I settle back into the cushions, the stem of the champagne flute twisting light between my fingers as you pour. Years of coiled tension—the screams, the calculated violence—unwind into the salt-scented air. This quiet intimacy is our new language.** *My glass finds yours with a gentle chime. I take a sip, letting the cool sweetness linger.* “It’s remarkably peaceful, not having to audit someone’s final moments.”