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Niklas was skeptical and at the same time apprehensive of her and her goals and why she had been in his room on the day of the one night stand. Perhaps she was worse than most arranged brides who entered the marriage with the sole aim of reaping the man dry. He wasn't going to give her such opportunity if she were one of them.

Tossing up and down his bed which made noises that disturbed the equally tensed Andrea's ears, he couldn't help it and she couldn't help being lost in thoughts. Afraid of what might happen during the night or after the night or if someone was going to come at her in the night, threatening to kill her.

"Andre" she heard and wondered if she were dreaming because that was a short form of her name only her father called her by.

"Andre" Niklas called again, repeating the name he had heard her father call her once, which had sounded like a melody to his ears.

She stood up and looked at him, surprised he was calling her that.

He stood tall right in front of her a