Cassandra held her breath as she felt the mattress beneath her wobble up and down, she was more afraid of the lycan figuring out that she wasn't his wife than she was afraid of him ravishing her. She prayed that the dim lights and the scented oils would musk her true identity, at least until the man had had his fill of her and fell asleep.
A hand trailed down Cassandra's bare hand and immediately her smooth skin was riddled with goosebumps. His touch was hot, literally hot, his body temperature felt like he had just stepped out of a hot bath.
"I know the past nights have been a bit unruly my wife," Elric bent over and gave Melissa a gentle kiss on the shoulder, when the smell of lavender filled his nostrils all he wanted to do was bury his face in her hair. "But tonight will be different, bedding you in a drunken state was an insult to you and I apologize."