Chapter Twenty-Four: Get Naked for Me
When they got home, Athena went straight to the room, and a shiver ran through her whole body when she remembered her promise.
Will she really give herself, her virginity, and her treasure to a man whom she doesn't really know that well?
"But he's my husband now," Athena argued with herself.
She locked herself in the bathroom while Phoenix was still not there. She changed into her sleeping attire and laid on the bed. She lay stiffly on her side, like a mannequin, and forgot how to breathe.
Even when she heard him enter the room, she stayed still until she felt his arm dragging her.
"Have you forgotten your promise, my dear wife?"
Athena couldn't take herself to answer, and it was like her lips were glued shut.
"Don't pretend to be asleep," he
