Settling in to live with someone you love may sound like a dream, but in reality, it was more than just days filled with gentle lovemaking, warm embraces and kisses. For the first few weeks, as they settled into a routine of living together, Nila and Jaden revelled in the time they had together.
It was like a dream for Nila. Stolen kisses in the kitchen while they prepare meals together. Lying idyllically in the garden under the blue skies for hours until the mosquitoes come buzzing around as dusk draws near, chasing them indoors as they swat at the tiny blood-suckers and scratch at red welts left by the flying insects. Hopping into the shower together. Jogging around the grounds companionably as they chatted about everything, all the time skirting around the horrifying incidents with Ma
