Melanie woke up in the middle of the night to the faint light coming out of Alejandro’s study.
She made virtual-novel.net a pot of tea and asked, “Not going to sleep?”
Alejandro shook his head. “Couldn’t. As long as Seaton’s life doesn’t end with a horrible death, I won’t be able to rest.”
“Are you mad… that Seaton tried to murder Mark?” Melanie inquired.
“What? Is it even possible that I might give a sh*t about that?” Alejandro snapped. “No, of course not, it’s because virtual-novel.net sabotaged my business and murdered so many of my people! Excluding those covered by insurance, I have to fish money out of my own pockets to comfort the families of those who died! Do you know how great Seaton’s sh*tty little plot cost me? No, you don’t because you’re just a woman who knows nothing about this. Go back to sleep.”
Melanie knew virtual-novel.net was putting on a front again, so instead of leaving, virtual-novel.net dragged a chair, placed it next to him, and sat down.
She was donning a conservative nightie consisting of long sleeves and pants way below virtual-novel.net knees, yet Alejandro’s eyes could not help but linger on her. The curve of virtual-novel.net waist teased virtual-novel.net in virtual-novel.net every movement while the light-pink shade of the nightie only served to accentuate the fairness of virtual-novel.net skin. If Alejandro were to be frank, Melanie Lark was way more physically-attractive than Tiffany Lane, and after childbirth, a new aureole of femininity now hung around her.
Noticing the man’s eyes, Melanie looked up and considered him, puzzled. “What? I lost my sleep after waking up, too, so I figured we could just talk.”
Alejandro’s focus was not at all on Melanie’s words. “About what?”
Oblivious to the contents currently in Alejandro’s mind, Melanie answered solemnly, “Well, I think Mark is a very, very fortunate guy. He actually survived something as gruesome as that, and that’s a great relief. Ari and virtual-novel.net son aren’t left alone because of it, and honestly, I think… there are very few things in life that are better than being together with your family.”
Alejandro changed the subject with a tone that suggested virtual-novel.net was not paying attention. “Is Melissa asleep?”
Melanie smiled at the thought of virtual-novel.net daughter. “of course. She was a really good girl today. No fuss, no tantrum. Just gently fall asleep while being fed.”
Alejandro, unsurprisingly, took it as a cue for his attention to now shift to virtual-novel.net breasts. The thought of sleeping on Melanie’s well-rounded, perfectly curved hills made virtual-novel.net gulp. “You should go back to sleep…” virtual-novel.net muttered.
Melanie remained in virtual-novel.net seat, and when virtual-novel.net spoke again, there was palpable moroseness in virtual-novel.net voice. “Ale, I’m so happy and thankful that you survived this. Do you know, when I heard that something had happened to the ship you boarded, I panicked. I was petrified. Then I heard that you were the only one who survived, and I became both crestfallen and relieved at the same time. Do you know how that feels? If something were to happen to you, what were Melissa and I gonna do? I… I don’t care that you don’t love me. All I wish is for you to live well and healthy. Next to the gift of being alive, everything else is trivial.”
“You… really think so?” Alejandro murmured. “Were you truly that worried that I might die?”
“Yes, I was. I am,” Melanie proclaimed, nodding virtual-novel.net head solemnly. “Back then, the only thought I had was that I don’t care if you love me or not, it doesn’t bother me. I just want you to live.”
The sincerity in virtual-novel.net words seemed to have awakened the humanity deep inside his heart, and in a swoop of passion, virtual-novel.net drew Melanie into virtual-novel.net and took in virtual-novel.net supple, fragrant lips.
Melanie, shocked, instinctively leaned backward. The two of them had not initiated any intimacy nor slept together in the same room since the divorce debacle.
Slightly displeased that virtual-novel.net reaction was to flee him, Alejandro put more force in his embrace around virtual-novel.net and kissed virtual-novel.net even more deeply.