She nodded, not exactly sure what he meant. Did he think she was in danger from his brother? Still, she was glad he didn’t seem as angry as he’d been when he brought her to the island.

“What happens now?”

“You go to sleep,” he said, giving her a strained smile before sliding his hand under her body and cupping her stomach. “Our son will need you to be at full strength.”

She smiled and buried her face in her pillow. She was going to be a mom! Now that she and Volkan were okay, she could allow herself to think about the pregnancy. She’d never imagined getting pregnant at twenty-two, but now that she was, she was excited about it.

A baby!

Her mother was going to be thrilled.

She’d ask Volkan for a phone in the morning so she could call her family and tell them all about the baby. She also needed to make sure they made it home safely.

As she thought about everything she had to do, her eyes drifted closed and she fell asleep, safe and secure in Volkan’s warm embrace.

Later, she woke, the cool caress of the breeze coming through open balcony doors waking her. She sat up in the bed, rubbing her eyes and looking around.

“Volkan?” she called, then louder when she didn’t get an answer. “Volkan!”

Still no answer.

She stood and made her way to the balcony, reaching out to close the doors. Glancing down at the driveway, she noticed the Jeep that they’d driven to the house was missing. She looked up and traced the path of the road with her eyes until it disappeared into the palm forest.

“He’s gone back to the plane for our bags,” she told herself.

But she was wrong.

She heard a plane’s engine and seconds later, saw the plane flying over the house before disappearing into the distance.

“Volkan?”

Did her husband of less than a day just abandon her on a deserted island?

Chapter Thirty-Nine

He had no choice but to leave her behind. He wanted the truth and he couldn’t trust himself to get it from her. Not without hurting her and that was something he wasn’t willing to do.

Still, her betrayal lit a fire of fury in his veins and he couldn’t seem to quench it. Or at least, he couldn’t do anything until he was back in Istanbul.

He didn’t like leaving Yasmin alone, but it was the best choice. He couldn’t trust her not to try to escape while in Istanbul, so she was better off on the island until he convinced her to stay with him.