Too late

Berlin stood up, checking the time. Realizing she had spent much of her time doing nothing but enjoying the view.

Feeling hungry, she quickly freshened up and went downstairs for food.

Ding! Ding!

Taking her phone, she saw the message from Mrs. Lydia: B.B I'm at the dining room come here together with my cute lion cub.

Berlin laughed.

Cute Lion cub.

Thinking of the cold face that could freeze the world up, Berlin did not believe Karlos deserved this nickname.

She hadn't the slightest clue where he was, to begin with.

Karlos had his way of choosing not to be around her and she was coming to terms with that.

The message was sent five minutes ago. So, her mother-in-law should still be there.

As she made her way to the eating area

Ding! Ding!

Her phone buzzed again as she got another message from Mrs. Lydia: Don't mind. He is here with me. We are sitting beside the waterfall.

She was glad she didn't have to give any excuse.

When she finally got to the eating arena, she looked in direction and saw her mother-in-law waving at her. Berlin waved back and quickly walked up to them.

Karlos glanced at her but quickly averted his gaze as his mother gestured to Berlin to come and sit at his right-hand side.

"Since you two are married, you have to sit beside each other at all times." Mrs. Lydia was all smiles when her daughter-in-law didn't protest.

Karlos scoffed inwardly at his mother's slimy excuse to have Berlin sit beside him.

Berlin knew that statement was not entirely true but she didn't want her mother-in-law to feel her efforts were in vain.

Berlin's thoughts shifted like the blowing wind as the food was being laid on the table.

She closed her eyes to enjoy the aroma. She was starving for real...

"You must be hungry. I have ordered everything you like."

"Thank you, Mom." Berlin smiled with excitement as she forked a piece of the juicy steak and was going for another round.

"Don't rush. The food will choke you. No one is going to steal it."

Glaring at him for making such a comment, Berlin went back to filling her tummy. She bet if Tasha was the one eating, she was sure he would fill her plate with more of whatever was on his plate.

But she was indeed very hungry.

"Why aren't you eating?"

She had noticed he hadn't touched his plate yet.

"I can't eat when I am looking at you," he said nonchalantly, earning a blush from her.

'What was that supposed to mean? Did her eating disgust him or he was saying this because his mom was here?' thought Berlin inwardly as she tried not to lose her appetite.

Looking at her son and her daughter-in-law, bickering and whispering to each other, Mrs. Lydia felt her heart swell with joy. She was almost tempted to ask to be excused because the couple needed alone time.

When she thinks about her future grandchildren, she can imagine in her head playing with them on the playground.

Before going back to her meal, Mrs. Lydia took a sneak peek at her son and watched him drink from his glass and she giggled inwardly.

'My grandkids are going to thank her one day.' Mrs.Lydia thought before glancing at her fast-eating daughter-in-law.

Berlin noticed Mrs. Lydia's gaze and smiled back at her with some of the sweet juice from the steak, escaping through the side of her lips which Berlin quickly wiped with her tongue.

When everyone had their fill, Mrs. Lydia stood up and said she wanted to retire to sleep. Stretching her arms and yawning to prove her point.

Berlin on the other hand wanted to explore more of this enchanting place and she had eaten more than any of them and needed to burn some fat off. After Mrs. Lydia went away once again, she immediately got up and took her leave, completely ignoring him.

Everything about this place screamed fantasy and glamour.

It was already evening when she noticed the sun setting.

She had walked for quite some time now. Noticing couples holding hands, walking around, enjoying the breeze as she was.

Taking off her heels, Berlin stepped into the beach water barefooted. The cold water continued touching her skin. Berlin felt her mind relax.

It had been a long time since she felt at peace...

It was good that she was alive to witness this magnificent view.

Her mind drifted back to the moment she was stabbed. Soon, streams of hot tears flowed freely down her cheeks as she sobbed her heart out.

"Get a hold of yourself. Berlin. She isn't worth your tears, none of them are."

She tried to say comforting words to herself in hopes of soothing the sharp pain of betrayal in her heart.

Slowly she lifted her hands and wiped the tears away till her face was dry. She turned to her side,s o, she was facing the open waters, watching as the waves came rushing back and forth.

Somehow watching this scene was comforting for her. Each time the water moved to land, she felt as though it was calling her to play along.

Succumbing to the call she was receiving, Berlin walked further into the water, till it got to her knees.

She took a deep breath like she did earlier when enjoying out-of-the-world steak, inhaling the fresh air that wrapped itself around her and letting it out slowly out of her nostrils.

"Wow...this is so amazing," Berlin whispered softly to herself, shutting her eyes closed and raising both her hands at her side to enjoy the feeling while it lasted.

"Enjoying yourself?"

She pried her eyes open slowly, turning her head.

Standing behind her was Karlos. He was wearing a loose, casual outfit. He seemed to have taken his bath right after the meal.

"Hmm." Berlin nodded turning her gaze to admire the scenery.

"I want to show you something better." Berlin slowly lifted her eyes at him again. She had no idea what that better thing was that could surpass all this but not wanting to let such an opportunity of seeing more places like this bypass her.

So, she willingly walked out of the water, walking towards him.

Karlos led Berlin towards a path that seemed to be guarded pretty well. Both walked in silence, enjoying the company the other gave.

The sun had finally set and the full moon had risen in the night sky.

"Where are we going?" Berlin asked.

"You will see once we get there," Karlos replied with a smile.

Berlin's heartbeat paused as she was mesmerized by his smile. Which were drawing her in like magnets.

After some time walking, the scenery around changed from the resort.

They walked a little further away from the couples on the beach into a place where tall trees were seen around them. Karlos led her to walk along the path inside the forest. After looking closely at the surroundings this area was close to the mountain ranges where caves could be found anyway.

After a while, they walked through an open clearing. What Berlin saw was a body of water in front of them. She was more than amazed to see that there was something like this hidden inside the resort.

"Where are we?" Berlin asked in curiosity.

"This is an island separate from the resort. The mountains you see just there is a volcano. And due to that there are hidden hot springs in the forest."

She nodded in reply, understanding what Karlos was explaining.

"I am surprised you know a lot about this place.." She said in utter amazement and awe.

They had just walked through the thick forest. Who would have known there were hot springs in the vicinity."

"Well, if you own the place, you would have a blueprint and it wouldn't be to hard to miss it." Karlos winked at her.

That was when she remembered the servant who had walked up to them and the way the servant spoke to him. She initially thought it was out of respect. Who would have thought he owned such a place like this?

"Oh, I guess there is more of such a majestic view like this," Berlin said with excitement.

"Haha, there is actually." Earlier he had noticed her eagerness to explore the resort, her fascination with the waterfall, watching her wondering eyes, her smile and laughter when he met her playing in the water.

It compelled him to show her this part of the resort which he preferred to not bring anyone to until now.

It holds secrets left untold and a unique vibe just being around the place.

After what looked like ages, Berlin turned around to face him and her eyes showed wonder.

The next thing Karlos knew, she leaped and hugged him. "Thank you. This place is beautiful."

Who would have thought that someone like Karlos Wayne would know such a gorgeous place, asked Berlin to herself.

She stared at the fireflies that flew around the forest.

Even though he was undoubtedly taken by surprise by her outburst, he managed to somehow catch her and not fall to the ground with her, hugging her close to his body and rubbing his hand down her head soothingly.

She slowly pulled back not knowing what had gotten into her. Probably the scenery was having its effects on her. But the moment she moved away, Karlos pulled her back by the waist from behind.

She jumped slightly when something poked at her butt and his firm grip around her waist did not let her do so and instead brought her to feel him.

Her lips curled in an O shape as realization kicked in at what was poking her but before she could register what was going on further, Karlos nudged his face deep in her nape and began to kiss softly at first before sucking on her exposed area.

Berlin didn't know when she let out a soft moan in response to his treatment and that had only encouraged Karlos to go further.

"Ahhh..." She let out another moan when his hand on her waist moved up to cup her breasts in each hand, leaving her mouth in ecstasy.

He squeezed down on her gently and thrust his hips forward a bit, giving her double moans to let out.

Karlos had no idea of the reasons he was aroused all of a sudden without having any erotic thoughts. He could feel how erect his thing had become

Karlos felt his body getting hotter as she kept moaning, so, he let her go.

Noticing he had stopped his ministrations, she turned around and watched him

placing his hand behind his back before pulling out of his T-shirt and placing it on a small rock.

Berlin got distracted by Karlos's chiseled and toned body. She sucked her breath while watching his broad shoulders.

He swiftly moved his hand to his jeans, Berlin wasn't too daring, and she looked in the opposite direction.

Wondering what had gotten into him.

She heard the harsh sound of the zip on his jeans, and she gulped.

There was no way she going to stay here if he decided to keep stripping. True that they had already kissed so many times where Karlos had also pleasured her with his hands squeezing her breast like he did now but she wasn't planning to do it.

Though she wasn't looking at Karlos, she heard the rustle of his trousers and felt him bend before his trousers joined the other clothes on the rock.

Deciding to take a quick look at him to see what he was up to, but he had jumped, taking a dip into the spring.

For a brief second her eyes fell on the size of his boxers which lay on the rock along with the clothes before she realized Karlos was looking at her.

Because she felt awkward, she wasn't sure if she wanted to stay any longer.

But how was she to go back when they were deep in the forest and she didn't know her way around like he did?

She would have to just wait for him to have his thrill then they could head back.

Karlos took a long swim when he felt his body cool down. He was relieved but within a few minutes his member had grown back again and he felt his condition get worse.

He had been submerging under the water for some minutes, only to surface out feeling needy than before.

He needed to keep up with it. Lessening the urge was what mattered.

He swam deep into the water.

A few seconds passed, but he didn't come out, and Berlin who had been waiting patiently began to worry.

Her anxiousness increased when seconds turned to minutes.

"Karlos?!" She called out to him a few times but no response.

'What if he got trapped down there? And probably drowning...' At this moment she was panicking.

She had to find him and pull him out of the water.

The worried thought was enough to push her to jump straight into the water without taking off her clothes.

The sudden jump and the cold water around her body had Berlin curse, she moved her hands to resurface from the water. It seems this wasn't one of the hot springs.

Her hair was all over her face, and she took another dip into the water while bringing her hands in front of her head and pushing her hair behind her ears when she came up once again. She shivered, looking around.

"Karlos?!!" She called out to him again. A few seconds had passed since she got into the water but he didn't come out, and Berlin who had come to the low part of the water level trying to keep afloat, turned worried even more.

'Was she too late?'