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.

of pants and a short-sleeved

Were you talking to me?” Jeslyn asked, a little

the top of the drawer and got

said celebrities have good bodies, yes, but her husband’s body was over the top.

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

of evil, but this man walking towards her right now was another specie. The aura of a domineering man was still there but he wasn’t smelling of evil anymore but seduction!

lamp from Jeslyn’s view. Jeslyn was sure that if she accidentally hit her forehead on his toned and strong chest, she’d feel a headache… oh, no wonder she felt pain after bumping into his back the other day.

suddenly had the urge to trace his smooth ab-lines down

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her legs before the room suddenly turned upside down and before she knew it, he was striding

when she thought to find a comfortable spot in his arms to live her fantasy, she felt her body move in the air and she instinctively let out a piercing scream before her body hit the

immediately pulled herself up and shifted towards the headboard. She didn’t understand why

she

and the space beside her deepened a little due to his weight. He roughly pulled her milky-skinned leg and she found herself lying on her back,

slowly got on top of her and leaned towards her face, while staring her

it before?” He couldn’t believe it because he was expecting her to be shy but from this morning when they

She was already hyped from seeing his body earlier, plus the roughness he applied from the start, coupled with his honey voice, she was sure to

at this moment was just too sexy

Jeslyn didn’t know

remembered. She was

with a pinch of salt. He’d find out

this time.

like he did

my name, and your nails will dig into my skin. Jeslyn, your toes will curl from too much excitement… you won’t be able to