I closed my eyes for a moment, letting the noise of Bogotá fade like a distant echo. Christmas had passed, with its frantic shopping that left me exhausted, the traffic that choked the streets like a river of metal and horns, the incessant rain that beat against the roofs like eternal tears, and the stress of work at the airline that tied me to unpredictable schedules. I craved an escape, a place where the sun kissed my s...

A couple of months ago, I had lived an experience that still resonated in every fiber of my being, fulfilling a fantasy of my husband’s that had united us in unexpected ways. Since then, our relationship had flourished like never before; the sex was a whirlwind of passion and perversion, with caresses that stretched out in the darkness of the night as we whispered secrets that ignited our souls. However, deep in my mind,...

Prologue: Sometimes I think it all started with something as simple as an open door. That if that day I hadn't heard the soft knock, if I hadn't still been in my uniform, if the sun hadn't filtered through the window just like that, maybe nothing would have happened. But the truth is it did happen. And although I could blame curiosity, or the heat, or the way Julián looked at me without saying anything, deep down I know t...