Chapter 17
[Evelyn’s POV]
He’s standing!
I felt the heavy weight of Alexander glaring at me from across the room, but my eyes were still glued to how his body was
positioned.
I casually glanced around the room, hoping to find an explanation for the questions that were piling up in my mind.
How the hell was he able to get himself up into bed without the help of someone else?
Considering the bed was raised up and his wheelchair sat short toward the ground, I couldn’t begin to imagine how any of what
was going on was possible.
“Evelyn.” Alexander tried calling out to knock me from my mental train of thought.
“Your legs?”
“Evelyn…”
I gently shook my head, ignoring the buzzing sound of his voice in the back of my mind.
“H–How is this possible?”
“Evelyn…
“You’re standing,” I said, sounding utterly marveled.
“Evelyn!”
I tore my eyes from his legs and blinked back the blurriness. I half–hazardly cleared my throat and tried to gain my bearings.
“I don’t understand,” I confessed weakly. “H–How are you standing right now?
I couldn’t for the life of me understand what was happening. Alexander looked as shocked and bewildered as I did but likely for a whole other reason. He readjusted the mask over his face and braced his hands on the mattress behind him.
“You could have at least knocked on the door before coming. What are you even doing back so quickly?” he asked.
I parted my lips to speak, but nothing legible was willing to come out. Scrunching my eyes closed, I fought to collect my thoughts.
“You’re right, I’m sorry. I should have knocked,” I confessed, “Can you….Can you please explain to me what is happening right
now?”
Alexander looked as bewildered and at a loss for words as I had been. I watched his eyes dart around, as though he were looking
for a viable answer to throw out. Finally, letting out a long breath, he slowly lifted his head up to look at me.
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“You…Caught me in the middle of propping myself out of the wheelchair and lifting myself into bed,” he explained carefully.
“What you’re seeing is not me, actually, standing. I’m currently learning against the bedpost.”
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My face flooded with heat. Oh God. I must have come off as such a weirdo! The man very likely needed help and there I was just
staring and throwing questions at him.
“I’m so sorry,” I muttered under my breath. “Here, let me help you.”
“I’m sure I can handle this myself,” he said.
“I have no doubt that you can. But since I’m here, I’d like to help if that’s alright with you.
Alexander said nothing. He merely shrugged and began moving his arms back to get a good stance on the bed. His whole upper
body flexed, causing my mouth to go dry.
It hadn’t escaped my notice that Alexander was wearing nothing more than a thin pair of boxer shorts to bed. My cheeks flushed
as I tried not to think back to our earlier encounter in the bath.
Goddmanit, Evelyn. Now is not the time for this.
I moved over to him and lowered my hand to his waist. Using purely his upper muscles, Alexander got a good grip on the mattress and was able to haul himself up to the head of the bed. Meanwhile, I did my part and lifted his legs and placed them down as carefully as I could. Wow.
For a moment, my eyes were locked on Alexander’s well–toned legs. It was incredible how someone in his situation was able to
keep his legs looking so strong.
I wasn’t going to lie, there was no way in hell that I was able to imagine how he managed to pull himself out of his wheelchair
into a solid standing position without help from anyone else.
“Evelyn, grab that blanket there,” he told me.
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Chapter 18
It seemed like Alexander was determined to pull me from my thoughts; and, in a way, I was thankful for it. No doubt I could have
spent the next hour alone simply trying to understand how any of it was possible.
Nevertheless, I snagged the blanket off the far end of the bed and quickly draped it over his lower half.
It was then that I noticed the deep seam that ran down the center of the large mattress. My eyebrows drew together in confusion.
When I had first been brought through here to join Alexander in the bath, I noticed that this particular room had two beds.
They were the kind of beds that could be pushed together when necessary for certain intimate acts.
Like how they’re situated right now.
I couldn’t help the light shade of pink that touched my cheeks. Alexander easily caught on to my shift in demeanor.
“There’s no need to feel uncomfortable,” he said. “Even though it is technically our wedding night, Nina believes it would be at
‘bad omen‘ if we were to sleep in separate beds. And I wasn’t planning on doing anything with you.”
“Oh.”
I didn’t know why part of me felt a little disappointed by that notion. Hell, if anything, I should have been relieved. Husband or
not, I didn’t know Alexander well enough to feel okay going that far with him.
At least…Not yet.
I rounded the bed and climbed onto the mattress, allowing my body to sink into the sheets. I was a little uneasy at first. But as
soon as I closed my eyes, I felt the heavy weight of sleep pull me under. From that point on, my breathing gradually deepened.
(Third–Person POV]
In all honesty, Alexander had been downright startled earlier. He had absolutely no idea that Evelyn would have returned back to
his room so quickly, or at all for that matter.
He hadn’t forgotten their earlier conversation–seeing the raw emotion in her eyes still left him feeling bothered and mildly
regretful.
He truly believed that the trials were necessary. What he hadn’t counted on was Evelyn having the know–how to figure them out
so swiftly.
And in the end, she was still willing to stay beside me and promised to keep to herself.
As Evelyn fell into a deeper sleep, Alexander chose to remain awake for a time. While he was propped up, he decided to grab the book off his nightstand and read for a little while.
Every few pages, he caught himself glancing next to him to watch her. The corner of his mouth slowly curved upward with curious intrigue. As time passed, Evelyn began tossing and turning in her sleep. Her dreams were making her restless and before
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he knew what to do, the young woman had wrapped herself around him.
Alexander went completely stiff as her whole front was buried into his side. He didn’t dare try to wake her.
It didn’t take long for his mind to wander back to when the two of them were in the bathroom together. It was all quite amusing and rather deceiving of him in a way. Apart from putting her through that one trial, Alexander was genuinely curious as to what
his new wife looked like underneath her clothing.
She was hesitant and bashful.
Absolutely beautiful.
He recalled the gentle yet firm touch of her hands on his back. Her warm and steady breath hitting his skin…The innocent mistake
of her fingers grazing against the growing hardness of his cock.
Alexander muffled a groan as Evelyn’s hands unconsciously pawed at his lower abdomen as she slept. It was by no means difficult
for him to desire her.
The woman was hardly doing anything and parts of him were already stirring to life. He had to get a grip or else.
Too late…I’m already aroused.
uk “he
“Fuck,” he whispered to himself.
