Chapter 144. No Satisfaction Tonight

RHEA'S POV

Our plane landed in Italy in the midafternoon. After the nine-hour flight and time change, my body was more jet-lagged than I'd ever been before. But I was back on speaking terms with Aleksander, refusing to start our honeymoon on the wrong foot.

We arrived in Naples with a chauffeur already waiting for us. It didn't take much to convince Aleksander to grab me an espresso drink before leaving the airport. If he wanted to start all the excitement as soon as our feet touched the ground, I needed a caffeine boost.

I didn't know how he seemed so alert without resting on the plane.

Sometimes I swore he had the internal batteries of an energizer bunny.

With a latte in hand, I joined my husband in the back of the black SUV. Massive sunglasses blocked the brilliant sunshine from my exhausted eyes. The nap on the plane didn't help as much as I needed it to.

What truly woke me up on the half hour drive to our first destination was the expanse of