Reid POV:
Walking towards the pub the music and laughing start getting louder and louder
"Oh my gosh," Val whispered going ahead of me.
"It's so beautiful here," she says looking at the indigenous flowers that have fairy lights in and around them. Cole reaches over touching one of the hanged lanterns turning it over
"Why do they have names on them" he asked and I rubbed at my scruff
"They believe that the island can bring the most unlikely people together," I say and he scoffs
"Like in the movies," he chuckles
"You and Val must watch a lot because that's your go-to reference," I say watching Val look like every bit of princess Cole calls her
"Don't tell me you don't know the movie Jungle Cruise?" he asked stopping me with his arm
"What's that?"I ask sighing
"Are you serious!! They get stuck on an island looking for a flower and they somehow fall in love" he says sounding ridiculous
"Well, it's a good thing we're here hiding not searching," I say and he rolls his eyes.
We find our way to the Pub. The music is loud and full of life a mix of English and the Nauri language. The people dancing look so carefree as if they are happy with what they have and have no intention of leaving the island. I mean asked once but they said it's their home and I'm doing every single thing I can to keep it that way
Val somehow stumbles in the middle of the circle and they start teaching her the native dance
"Can I ask how you found this island?" Cole asked stopping at a table that had a clear view of her
" I sent a couple of guys searching for a safe place they got veered off by the storm and they landed here. Reported it back to me and well I sent my mother here to protect her and make her forget my father" I say and he nods
"The man you killed," he says looking straight ahead. Turning to face him I grin I need a drink. A waitress comes over to us and I stop her
"Two beers," I say and she nods walking back to the bar
"You're not this innocent nerdy cowboy are you" I ask at the same time the girl comes back with our drinks. 'Thanks' I say and she nods going back to take other orders
"Tell you what since you're sticking around I'm going to need to learn to be civil," he says taking a sip.
Val lets out a laugh and we go silent watching her move her hips and spin around dancing and getting along with the people that even the ones sitting start to join her
"I was her stalker," he says snapping me out of Iris's trance
"What" I ask putting my beer down
"Kidnapper, meet stalker," he says turning to tip his imaginary hat at me. Now that he mentioned it I actually see it
"Seems about right" I answer taking a sip. One of the women taps Val on the shoulder and gives her a lantern
"You're not going to question it" he scoffed. Another woman gives Val a marker and starts explaining to her what it signifies considering the way she's smiling and looking this way
"Look at the way you act when it comes to her. The only thing I'm concerned about is does Val know" I ask as Val lights the lantern and it starts to float up into the air
"I came home one day to find her sitting in my living room with all the little things of hers I collected without her knowledge. 3 pairs of used underwear, empty coffee cups that have her lipstick print on them, a hairbrush that still had her hair, empty bottles of her shower gel, blueprints of her old apartment, and then the tip of the iceberg. White shirts that had blood that wasn't mine on them and I did the stupid thing of stapling pictures of the victims on each shirt" he scoffs whilst looking at Val dance
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Reverie Dyad
RomanceI love Cole...but I love Reid too and I simply can't help myself from falling into a reverie dyad for the two hottest men who want nothing to do with each other. They'll just have to learn to get along after all good boys do what they're told Dedi...
