Chapter 99

As she talked to him, the prior nervousness and tension corroding her body faded. She extended her glass to him.

“Don’t worry. I know we’ll argue sooner or later, but I’ll do all my duties faithfully as your wife during this one-year-contract,” Alicia smiled, waiting for another glass of drink.

Ivan took back her wine glass.

Her icy-blue eyes immediately widened. “Why’d you take it? I wanted to drink some more.”

“I gave it to you to relax, not to get drunk.”

“I wasn’t nervous. And I’m not drunk.”

“You’re not now, but one more drink will send you to the edge. Besides, you’re freer to talk to and you’re open to talking about your thoughts when drunk. It’s not bad, but not tonight.”

He set down the glass on the table and approached her.

“It’s time,” she thought.

Though, originally, drowning in carnal pleasure should have begun as soon as he entered the room, but it had been delayed due to their conversation.

He’ll soon entangle his body with hers. She knew what it was now and the fears s