You never really had a problem with trust. You were never the type of person who needed to know everything or demand the truth.

That all changed when you started being with Rafe.

As always, the beginning was beautiful. He showered you with gifts, spent every moment with you, and complimented you endlessly. What more could you ask for?

But after a while, his true colors began to show. The disappearing for days, the lies, and avoiding you. No matter how many times you asked what was going on, he always dodged the question, brushing you off however he could.

Eventually, you’d had enough.

“Where were you two days ago?” you asked, even though you already knew the answer. You’d started hearing things from other people on the island. At first, you thought they were lies, but over time, everything started to make sense.

Rafe looked at you as if he had seen a ghost. His face fell, and he turned pale.

“What did you just say?”