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

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

and got down from the bed. His waist

They said celebrities have good bodies, yes, but her husband’s body

Jeslyn was doubtful before, right now she has completely believed that the man

of evil, but this man walking towards her right now was another specie. The aura of a domineering man was still there

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

his smooth ab-lines down to his

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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

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

the headboard. She didn’t understand why he was suddenly going violent but wasn’t she supposed to be mad? Then why did she find

wait, she loved

on the bed 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,

on top of her and leaned towards her face, while staring her in the eyes, he asked

you said you haven’t done it before?” He couldn’t believe it because he was expecting her to be shy but from this morning when they kissed, until now that

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

just too sexy to ignore.

into those brown eyes, Jeslyn didn’t know how she

voice was far from what she remembered. She was totally

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

nodded this time.

wasn’t sure, so he warned, just like he did before she blindly

stop, you’ll scream 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 get out of bed for some time,” he paused while staring into her hazy pupil