Contract Marriage by Ashleh Queen (new reading .TXT) 📖

"Alex, I am still positive that it won't work out," Jane said with a straight face.

"Why?" Alex asked this time a little irritated. 

"Because I don't want it to work out," Jane said the words carefully. 

"Eventually, you will," Alex said with a stoic face and a chilly shiver ran through her spine. She looked at her right as she made a little more distance from Alex. 

"I mean,...Come on, Jane, we will be the most perfect couple. We can party every night. Go and win thousands of games. You can buy anything. I will take you to the most beautiful places. And I promise you hardcore s*x every time you are horny." Alex said making Jane widen her eyes. 

"Marriage is not about such things, Alex." Jane tried to argue with her voice hesitated. 

"I don't care what marriage is about. We are going to build what suits us." Alex said and took her lips in a passionate kiss again. 

"Come on, I am dying to see you in that blue dress," Alex whispered against her lips. "You can't drop such arguments like this. I want to go home, please." Jane requested. "Ask me, anything but not this. Don't forget that you are still my wife." Alex said irritated while Jane tried to fight back her tears lowering her gaze. She felt suffocated. 

"Just give me four days. If in these four days you feel like you don't want to live with me. I will let you go. Just for these four days, try to make it work." He tried to request but was failing miserably. Her expression was enough to inform him that she wasn't buying his lies.

Knowing that there is a possibility that she will be with Alex, even after seven days was worrying her. There was no way that she would start feeling for him in four days.

"Come on, Jane, go wear that dress because there is somewhere I need to take you." He tried to pursue her again.

"You, too realized, that dress isn't for the public." 
"Don't worry, we are not expecting any company there. Now hurry up, I am giving you just five minutes."

After half an hour Jane came out wearing a deep v-neck and backless blue dress. Barely covering her back. She walks out still trying to get that dress a little down when Alex's voice took her off guard.

" Wopw, everything suits you like it is tailored for you." He complimented.

She mumbled a thank you as she stands beside him.

"Take this." He offered her a long white coat and Jane could never be more thankful.

"I think I said five minutes," Alex complained as they started walking to the in-house parking area.

"I was smelling like sex, Alex." Jane tried to reason. 
"Get used to it," Alex said with a smirk on his lips as he held the door for her. She rolled her eyes in frustration but made sure he wasn't looking.

Alex started the engine and said while taking the right turn. "Where you can find a husband who will wait for half an hour?"

She stayed quiet for some minutes but then said playing with her bracelet. "It's up to you Alex. Just know that sometimes I took longer than this."

"It's totally fine. Whenever I miss a party because of you, we can always go to our mutually designed bedroom and rip that dress off you to have our own party. I know it will be more fun." He retorted without wasting a single second.

She looked at him with narrowed eyes and was about to say something when he said.

"Next time, try more dress. I will buy all the dress you will try." Alex said with a mischievous wink and made Jane recall all the embarrassing event in that shop.

"Alex, I will never allow having s*x at public places," Jane warned. 
"Show some mercy, woman," Alex whined.

The ride went for an hour with Alex saying something self-praising. The person was full of himself. And it was suffocating. The car was stopped at the parking area of someplace that looks more like a public park.

The place was eerily silent and dark. But there were some cars parked around that area. "What is this place?" Jane asked a little scared. 
"It won't be a surprise if I tell you now."

Opening the door for her he took her hand and they walked in that park until the way ahead became a little steeper. He helped her to walk in her high heels. She could smell the sea. But the setting ahead took her breath away. It took her some minutes to realize that it was for her. She took some steps ahead mesmerized by the beautiful cabin.

 
"Stop it, Jane, you can't possibly be excited by this setting when you know all he wants to do is to get between your legs.

She tried to hide her smile when she turned around to look at Alex. But his one bent knee on the ground took her off guard. Her eyes went wide as she gasped with her hands on her mouth.

She was still in the trauma when he said. "I know you are sore enough to remember that you are not single but it is very important that you wear this ring all the time. So, people know better than to approach you. I want you to stay by my side until we [I] don't get tired of having each other."

Her smile vanished. What the hell was that?

She was panicking from the overall situation she found herself in. What kind of joke it was for him.

"Please tell me, you won't kill me if I say no," Jane questioned.
"But why you will ever say no," Alex questioned in a hard tone with his brows raised.

"Alex, you promised me four days." She tried to calm him.

"I am filming this scene from afar Jane. Accept this ring, while I am asking sweetly." He warned in a whisper but with a creepy smile.

"Oh, I am sorry." She mouthed. And then said. "Yes," He didn't waste a single second to slip the ring in her finger and standing straight took her lips in a passionate kiss.

He offered her a wine that she took while still contemplating if she should be losing her conscience or not. Clicking his glass with hers he said. "Relax, you still have four days. You can return this ring and I will get my clue."