Chapter 199

ADLER

Old habits died hard, for even in his sleep, he reached for a feel of her. But when his fingers caressed the sheets instead, he groaned in frustration.

To think it was just day five. Surviving the next nine days was going to be a nightmare. The first five were a miracle, for she didn't help matters, showing to have breakfast with him in a long shirt so he could catch a glimpse of her garter.

Those mornings, he found himself losing interest in the food and craving something else. But she didn't pay him her attention, speaking softly over the phone with worry etched on her face as she gave out her flower preference.

He didn't care for no damn wedding. He just wanted her, and this wasn't the way it was supposed to go.

"Needles on the bed?"

Adler opened an eye to see Kyra sitting cross-legged on a chair before his bed. He blinked at her, then shut both eyes before muttering, "When I sent my father away, I didn't ask you to take his place. How did you get in?"

"Lest you