They’d better be ready to die in one.
I reached into the center console and grabbed my vape pen.
THC.
Scentless.
I took a slow pull and exhaled carefully, letting the calm settle into my chest while Yuna slept beside me.
She didn’t move.
Didn’t smell it.
Just kept sleeping.
She needed it.
The detox had been rough on her body.
But lately…
She looked clearer.
Stronger.
More like the woman she was before everything got messy.
The road curved gently through the hills when something purple caught my eye in the distance.
Lavender.
Miles of it.
I slowed the car and pulled off the road.
The fields stretched endlessly under the afternoon sun, rows of violet flowers swaying softly in the wind.
I turned the engine off before I leaned over slightly.
“Yu-Yu.”
She groaned softly.
“Wake up.”
Her eyes opened slowly. “Are we there?”
“No.” I nodded toward the window. “Look.”
She turned her head. “Oh, my God.”
The scent hit the air even through the window.
“Where are we?” she asked.
“Provence.”
She pushed the door open before I could say anything else.
