Alice grimaced as she quickly turned her head and the kiss landed on her cheek. She cringed as she was pulled close and a hand clamped on her buttock to fondle it. The shiver of disgust rippled through her body as the stiffness of an erection pressed against her midriff and she desperately tried to pull away from the man she was to marry the very next day. Nicholas laughed as he held her tightly and pressed his mouth against her ear. “There will be no pulling away tomorrow after the ceremony,” he said quietly. The words sent another shiver of disgust through Alice, but try as she might she couldn’t free herself from the strong grip that held her in place. “Then I’ll finally know the delights of that pretty body,” Nicholas went on and let out another laugh. His grip tightened around the

