XL

I blinked twice when I heard his words but my eyes were glued to his alluring heterochromia eyes and I didn't even notice when he leaned closer to me.

His hands gripped my waist and his lips fell on my nape placing kisses on my neck, he moved below my earlobes and just as though I had been enchanted, I couldn't move and couldn't stop the sound that left my lips.

Suddenly, he groaned and I wondered what could have happened to him. I tried to move away when I heard his groan because this reminded me of what situation we were in but he didn't let me move and just placed his head on my nape.

After a few seconds, he kissed my nape again and slowly moved beneath my earlobes. This caused shivers to run down my spine. It was a foreign feeling but I didn't feel like it was a bad one.

Instinctively, I pushed my neck backwards to create more space for him I didn't know why I did that or why I was still standing there in the first place.

When I did this, he kissed my neck in different places gently biting a little but I still didn't resist him.

He moved to my chest bone and kissed it as well. His kisses were unhurried and enchanted.

I didn't know when we got to the bed and he made me straddle him as he continued doing his work even though something continued to poke me. I could feel that the stick-like snake had somewhat grown bigger and longer. This was uncomfortable for me because of where it poked me but Gerard did not allow me to move an inch away.

He opened his eyes and it fell on my white bare neck I could feel his gaze on me but I didn't move from where I was placed and it was like I didn't even have control over my body again.

His gaze lingered on my bare neck and when I looked at him, his eyes had turned red and his veins popped out. I was frightened and wanted to jump up from his thigh but I didn't.

He looked at me and saw the fear evident in my eyes and his face looked two shades darker.

He closed his eyes for a moment then opened them again. His red eyes were back to normal but he still looked disappointed.

He didn't look at me anymore and just put me on the bed. Getting his shirt from the floor, he turned to the door and faced it.

"I'll get someone to make you another tea." was all he said before leaving the room.

I wasn't sure I even heard all those words because reality dawned on me and I finally believed that the man I was living with was indeed my husband and the monster that terrorized Salem.

'No! I don't believe it.' I shook my head in denial. There's no way that Mr Gerard is the same monster that terrorized the village. After all, from the old man that survived the beast's attack, she was told that the beast was a wolf in human form and looked more beastly than human.

He described the beast as a wolf with extraordinary strength and speed faster than the normal wolf and bigger in all ways. But even though it looked like a wolf, it still had the tiny features of a man.

Based on the old man's description, many people concluded that it was a werewolf and although there were occurrences of werewolves in other villages, no one had even witnessed them in Salem until a few months ago when they began to terrorize the village.

Like many others, I was equally terrified of the said werewolf but never for once did I wish them death. On the day that I was told that the werewolf king was finally dead, I had mixed feelings about it but didn't know why. I guess I just believed that every creature deserves a chance and once they are understood, life would be better.

But when I was told that I would be married off to the monster, I realized that no one truly knows where the shoes hurt until they try them on.

I didn't wish the monsters death did not mean that I wanted to be a sacrificial lamb to them.

I shook my head in denial. He was probably just doing this to scare me and maybe those were just contacted lenses.

I shoved the thought away but then, another thing flew into my mind. Why didn't I stop him when he kissed me? When I thought about this, my face turned red and I covered them embarrassed.

I recalled how I let out those sounds when he kissed me and I couldn't help but feel embarrassed. How on Earth am I going to face him now? But the real question now is, am I falling in love with this person who has held me captive?

No! I shook the thoughts out of my mind and decided not to focus on that kiss again. In fact, I'll pretend that it never happened.

"Urgh" I slumped on the bed and closed my face with the pillow.

Soon, a knock came from the door. I opened my eyes and walked up to open it. It was a maid with another tea. She wanted to drop it inside but I took it from her and insisted on taking it inside myself.

She waited by the door to collect the former tray and immediately I dropped the tray and picked up the former one but then, my eyes fell on a tiny fancy box on the tray and I decided to keep it.

I gave the maid the tray and she left. After closing the door, I went to the box to study it better.

On the blue box was written Durex and XL in the background. I read what was written on it and it read, "extra-large for greater comfort."

I sighed and opened the box without having any thoughts about it but in it were twelve other seal packs.

I took one and tore it and a rubber fell from it. It looked like a balloon but as I continued to open it, I realized it was a big balloon.

I sat there confused. What is a balloon doing on a tea tray?