Ellie

Minutes later, we stepped onto the large, luxury boat that was moored on the other side of the marina. Adrian led me in, telling me everything I needed to know about his ‘baby’. The yacht had four guest cabins, all were en suite, a sheltered exterior deck, a fully functional kitchen—“or galley as real sailors call it with all the latest gadgets,” he bragged. There was also a small bar and a comfortable living room with deep-seated sofas. I was speechless, thinking that this was the reaction he was expecting from me.

When he told me to sit down, someone else must have switched on the engine, because we...