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    ‘He’s a loner. There were times his mother would ask me to y with him, but he barely spoke to me,’ he says, shrugging his shoulders. Zuriel has always been like that. He was a loner and pushed people away. I wonder why he did that. His life must have been lonely.


    ‘I see,’


    I smile at Rob when we reach the resort and sigh, ‘ Thank you so much. I had a wonderful time, and I’ll see you tomorrow,’


    ‘Of course, Ma’am,’


    I groan, ‘ Again? I told you to call me ra,’


    He smiles and nods, ‘ Good night, ra,’


    I watch him leave. The female concierge is ring at me. She fosters a smile when our eyes meet, but I remain stoic. I’m about to go in the elevator, but I hit my body into someone and dropped my phone,


    ‘Sorry,’ I murmur, picking it up. I nce up at the person I bumped into. Cold, dark emerald eyes are ring daggers at me.


    ‘Hey, where are you going?’ I ask, ignoring his angry stare.


    ‘Why were you with that man?’ he growls. I roll my eyes. Was he watching?


    ‘He’s my tour guide,’ I retort and walk past him to the elevator. He follows suit. I draw in a deep breath. For some reason, I’m just angry at him. Zuriel doesn’t say a word or ask how my day was after not seeing me the whole day! We reach our suite, and I go straight to the bathroom. I take off my clothes and stand under the hot shower. I want to hit the wall and scream. I hate how Zuriel disregards me. I take a long time in the shower. I enjoy the water on my body. I blow my hair dry before leaving the shower.


    When I came out, Zuriel was at the door, blocking me.


    ‘What?’


    ‘Are you mad at me?’ he asks.N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner.


    ‘Why do you think that,’ I say with sarcasm, but it goes over his head.


    ‘You were unusually quiet on our way here, and I can sense your anger,’ he exins. Our proximity makes me feel overwhelmed, and I step away from him.


    ‘I’m upset that you didn’te with me today,’ I tell him. He looks shocked for a moment.


    ‘Oh, but I was-‘


    ‘I know, in a meeting,’ I snap and go to the walk-in closet. I pick out a night dress. Solena bought it for me as a wedding present. It was so sexy. I contemte wearing it,


    ‘Just do it,’ Ara purrs. She wants us to wear it so that Zuriel should notice and want us. Reluctantly, I do and turn in the mirror. My cheeks redden. I put my hair in a bun before going out. Zuriel’s gaze found me immediately. I see longing and lust clear in his eyes. His heart skips a beat, and he looks away from me. He sucks in a breath and asks in a low, deep voice,


    ‘Dinner?’


    I smirk, pleased that my n to incense him up sexually worked.


    ‘We can be dinner,’ Ara muses.


    ‘No, I already ate,’ I say.


    I sit on the couch, crossing my legs and checking on my family. I can feel my husband’s gaze on me. However, I don’t look at him. My heart is racing, but I try to tame him. It is our first real night together as a married couple. What will happen now? Are we going to consummate our marriage?


    He goes to the mini-bar near the balcony. I can see him. His gaze makes my body burn in desire. I want him to make love to me, but he doesn’t make an effort toe close to me.


    I give up on being with him tonight. He won’t do it. He doesn’t love me.


    I go to bed and close my eyes to sleep. But sleep doesn’te easy. I turn and toss until I drift to sleep.


    His fingers on my body are driving me crazy. I want him to touch my core and pleasure me. I feel his hands on my body, and my hips arch, wanting more of his hands.


    A soft moan escapes my mouth as his lips descend on my neck. I hear a growl erupt, but I ignore him. He’s in my dream, and I’m in charge.


    ‘Zuriel,’ I moaned,


    ‘Yes, little princess?’ I hear his voice. It sounds so close and too … Real. My eyes snap open, and sit upright when I see him watching me. I’m panting and blushing. Zuriel has a smirk on his face.


    ‘You were dreaming about me,’ his voice is low and sexy.


    ‘No,’ I mumble, getting out of bed. My eyes go to the clock. It is past 10 P.M now. I was only asleep for an hour. I go to the mini-bar and grab the bottle he was drinking from. I pour liquor into a ss and gulp.


    I pull a face. It is so strong. I am not used to drinking. It is only now that I started to drink wine.


    ‘What were you dreaming about?’ he asks with an amused look.


    ‘Since when do you care what I dream about?’ I retort.


    ‘Since you called my name over four times in your sleep,’ I’m dying of shame after he says that to me. I evade his eyes and take another gulp of his liquor. Zuriel takes the bottle of scotch from me and takes the ss. He pours some in a ss and drinks it.


    ‘It was just a dream,’ I murmur.


    We are silent. It’s not ufortable.


    ‘We are married. What happens now,’ I ask, breaking the silence,


    ‘Nothing. We stay married,’ he answers. Ara surfaces. She is nning something. I let her guide me. I’m tired of being distant from him. We are married now. I might as well enjoy it while hurting my ex-mate.