Chapter 5
Eva stepped off the plane and saw palm trees all around. In every movie she'd seen involving the Middle East, she'd viewed a vast, hot desert where people were unhappy because there was a lack of water.
She waited on the top stair and took in the surrounding green. Everything she’d been fed was a lie. The mountains in the distance had tops that were white with snow. The flowers on the trees outside the airport bloomed in purples, reds, blues, pinks and yellow. And the air smelled sweet, like the wind carried the scent of the blooms straight into her nostrils.
She turned for Jake, who had been right behind her, but now she was alone. With a shiver, she sensed people staring at her. Was it her dress? It was blue, with long sleeves. Her hair was covered in a light-blue veil where
