Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

77 Consummate or not to consummate?

Inside Maverick’s room…

Just like always, the room didn’t change, except for the lamp beside the bed, illuminating a small part of the room in a dim glow. (3)

Although dim, it was bright enough to see the activities going on around the perimeter of the bed.

Maverick, who was lying on the edge of the bed and reading a book with the help of the light coming from the lamp, heard the sound of the doorbell. He glanced at the alarm clock on top of the drawer, it was brought in by Rex a few days before he left for his mission. 1

Maverick picked up a remote lying close to the lamp and pressed a button with his hand stretched towards the door while his eyes were on the book he was reading.

Once the door was opened, Jeslyn walked in.

“You are ten minutes late,” he said nonchalantly. His voice still left an impact, but it wasn’t impactful enough to scare her.

Jeslyn answered while walking towards him, “I couldn’t leave Valen alone.”

Maverick stayed silent for a while before he asked: “Have you experienced it before or you are new to

It?” 2

Jeslyn stared stupidly at the man reading and couldn’t fathom if he was talking to her or reading aloud.

“Hmm? Jeslyn?” Maverick lowered the book to look at the delicate beauty standing by the foot of the bed wearing peach pajamas with white cat imprints on them.

button-down pajamas were a set of pants and a short-sleeved shirt with a

you talking to me?” Jeslyn asked, a little doubtful.

and got down from the bed. His

at his body. They said celebrities have good

she has completely believed that the man she married wasn’t human. He was a sin… a demon, just

walking towards her right now

one hand in his black trousers pocket and the other doing nothing, he stood in front of Jeslyn. His broad back covered the lamp from Jeslyn’s view. Jeslyn was sure that if she accidentally hit her forehead

urge to trace his smooth ab-lines down to

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she was staring and swallowing her saliva, she felt his touch on her waist and her legs before the room suddenly turned upside down and before she knew it, he was striding

fantasy, she felt her body move in the air and she instinctively let out a piercing scream before her

the bed. Jeslyn immediately pulled herself up and shifted towards the headboard. She didn’t understand why he was suddenly

wait, she loved

little due to his weight. He roughly pulled her milky-skinned leg and she found herself lying on her back, close to him. She

in anticipation as he slowly got on top of her and

to be shy but from this morning

part? The voice was so seductive that Jeslyn felt the movement of her butter bean. She was already hyped from seeing his body earlier, plus the roughness he applied from the start, coupled

moment was just too sexy to

eyes, Jeslyn didn’t know how she answered:

she remembered. She was totally lost in Maverick’s seduction

you ready for this?” He took her words with a pinch of salt. He’d find out soon

this

sure, so he warned, just like he did before she blindly married

skin. Jeslyn, your toes will curl from too much excitement… you won’t be able to get out of bed for some time,” he paused while staring into her hazy pupil