35A

Hazel sat in the room, breathing slowly. The lights have been turned off and the room dimly and intentionally lit by candlesticks.

An alluring fragrance filled the air, it caressed her nostrils and made her insides curl.

The bed was perfectly and neatly made, and a few roses sprinkled on the floor.

Whose attempt at making this a romantic wedding night was this?

She clasped her fingers together, breathing rapidly as she stared down at the bed beneath her.

A romantic wedding night. Would Luca be here soon? Would he try to consummate the marriage.

Hazel had never given much thought to this part of the wedding day. She had no idea if this was part of the contract at all. Yet, Luca had promised, he would not do anything she did not want.

She fiddled nervously with her fingers, wondering if she should simply take off her clothes herself and change into something simpler before going to bed, that way she would be asleep when he came.

But on a second thought, she truly wanted to see what