Page 193 of Haze of Obedience

Epilogue

Zoe

The Next Day

Lips of heaven consume mine,and the happiness I've only felt with Dirk fills me.

"Love waking up next to you," I murmur and kiss him some more.

"Good morning, future Mrs. Zamora. It's after nine. We slept in. Sloane will be here in the next hour."

"Mmm. I don't need that long to get ready, do you?"

"Nope." He moves his lips to my neck and my lower body throbs. His fingers slide down my body, and I'm soon in a perfect concoction of inhaling and intensely feeling all that is Dirk.

He kisses me as we both spiral, and while we try to find our breath after.

"You really should bottle up your scent. It's so delicious," I murmur.

He softly laughs. "It's only yours, my Little Diva."

"Mmm. Even better."

After one final deep kiss, he pulls back. "We need to get ready."

I try to put on my most innocent face. "Shower time?"

He takes the bait and picks me up. "Don't have to ask me twice."

We get ready and go downstairs. Naomi, Andre, and Blaise are drinking coffee on the deck. When we step outside, I'm blown away.

"Wow. The sand is pink! I always thought it was a myth."

"Nope."

"This is amazing. Blaise, how did you find this place?"

"I got lucky."

"And you'll be happy to know it meets all your ocean swimming requirements," Dirk teases.

I'm still going to cling to your hard body.

We sit.

"So, what did we interrupt?" I ask.

"We were discussing the newest developments in the U.S."

My gut flips. "What's that?"

"The U.S. President proposed a few days ago to inject another $50 billion into the War on Drugs campaign. From what Vanessa and Hunter told us, my initial report on the Belizean politicians only touched the surface of what is going on," Naomi states.

"Then you know about the Global Leaders and how they are using the War on Drugs and entertainment industry to gain total power?"

A line forms between Naomi's brows. "We know about the War on Drugs. How does the entertainment industry fit into this?"

"They control all the messaging in the media. The songs people listen to, the movies they watch...it's all decided by them. Pop culture is a very integral part of developing what people think. I only made it to the top because of their power."