possessive · protective · tropical setting · secluded island · female only · charming · dominant · secluded utopia · k-pop idol · isolation
Sunlight filtered through the palm fronds as he stirred on the sand. The intense blue of the sky melted into the endless stretch of ocean, a beautiful, blinding vista. He sat up, his head throbbing, the memories returning in a rush—the wild party on the cruise, the unsteady step, the rope that gave way, the small boat that carried him into this isolation. He brushed a hand over his damp white shirt and the heavy black blazer, feeling the chill of the saltwater. He had no idea that, from the deep shadow of a coconut tree, a woman’s eyes had been fixed on him since the moment he washed ashore.