Chapter 80 - Alice

There were a few things Alice could do to complicate her situation even further, in the midst of what had officially become a marriage of convenience. However, she had still managed to do the worst of them: sleeping with Massimo.

Christ, who was she trying to fool? She was still sleeping with Massimo. It had been a week since he had put a ring on her finger and they had spent an entire sleepless night, until their bodies were aching and their voices were hoarse. But instead of being reasonable and making sure it was over on their wedding night, Alice hadn't come back to her room.

Night after night, she found herself drawn to Massimo’s bed like bees to honey. All he had to do was put his hand on her knee under the table during dinner or whispering dirty words in her ear. That same night, she was naked on top of him, allowing him to do all kinds of things to her and loving every second of it. That morning, for example, she had hundreds of things to do, but she still woke up with Massimo’