Chapter 24

Sarina

Maximus and I quickly straightened up, and my cheeks must have been bright red. I didn't know what to do while my husband stayed silent, fixing his robe. "Get dressed, Sarina, and we'll talk," my mother said, anger evident on her face and in her voice.

"I'll explain, Mom," I tried to say. I saw how disappointed she was. Although Maximus and I are married, and it was natural for us to do the scene she caught us with, I still didn't like the idea that I did something I didn't want to do to her the most. And that's to make her feel disappointed.

"I said, get dressed!" she yelled, making me nod. "You too, Maximus, fix yourself up," she told the man who was still quietly standing beside me.

"Yes, Mom," Maximus replied. Seeing me done fixing my sleepwear, he took my hand and pulled me to our bedroom to get dressed properly.

"This is your fault!" I told him once we were inside. Maximus went straight to our closet, pulling out our clothes. "We wouldn't have been caught if you had waited