MANUEL'S POV

True to my words, I stayed back on the island with her. So far, we had spent 5 days together and even if we didn't normally get to see each other during the day, we never missed our walks together at night. It was like an unspoken pact. It wasn't like we talked so much during these walks, but it just felt nice having a partner to accompany you while reveling in the beauty of nature. But tonight was going to be different. It seemed our nightly walks were going to be put on a hold.

I had actually been at Alexa's place during the week I was...