ALPHA SIN

ARTEMISIA

I let out a breath and watched Sin walk away from me, towards a room. Also, I was disappointed. He hadn’t kissed me as I had thought he would.

Maybe I was insane to have imagined he would, after shoving him the way I did.

Sin looked to be in control more than I was. If he hadn’t halted, I was sure I would have gripped his face and pressed my lips to his.

“Ugh, crazy thoughts.” I groaned, whilst fixing the strap of my dress he had pushed down.

I walked towards the door he had gone into, twisted the knob, and peeked before entering the room.

I hesitated at the doorpost whilst gazing around. It was a master bedroom with a large four-poster bed at the end. A mahogany walk-in closet was at the left corner of the room and an exquisite-looking vanity was at the side of the bed.

Sin stood in front of the vanity. His back was to me, and I blushed as I stared at his unclothed body.

His muscles ripped when he lifted his arm, and he swirled, gazing at me.

His lips quirked whilst his eyes assessed me from head to toe.

“Am I sleeping in this room?” I asked. My brows furrowed as I noticed only a bed was present. Not even a couch was in sight, and the thought of being on the same bed with him made me blush.

He tilted a brow and flexed his biceps.

“We are married.”

“As if I didn’t know we were married,” I mumbled to myself whilst rolling my eyes.

“That is…”

My eyes ogled his perfect physique as I tuned out whatever he was saying. I hadn’t seen many naked men before. Maybe I hadn’t seen any at all because most of the men I had seen were from the style magazine I often read and they were always on a vest.

I believed his sexiness wasn’t of this world and he should be sued for looking like that. I licked my lips as my eyes wandered away from his rock-hard abs, down to the brief he donned.

“Like what you see?”

Sin’s voice snapped me out of my reverie and I reddened as he caught me staring at him.

“I don’t and you didn’t answer my question,” I grumbled.

Reluctantly, I peeled my eyes away from him to glare at the bed.

“I answered you already. But you chose to gawk at me instead of listening to whatever I had said.” He smirked.

“Jerk.” I huffed.

“Well, if you want,” he began. “I can let you feel my abs for a few seconds. After all, we are married.”

I scowled as he wriggled his brows.

“Perhaps, in your next life. I’m not even sleeping in this room with you.” I retorted, clutching my luggage.

“Suit yourself, babe.” He drawled. “There are a lot of rooms here that you can choose from.”

“Cocky idiot,” I mumbled, stalking out of the room.

“Don’t miss me too much,” He hollered before the door shut.

*********

I sat on the bed in the room I had migrated to. It was better than Sin’s own because it was more feminine. However, it exuded the same coldness.

I shivered, whilst rubbing at the goosebumps that were beginning to form on my exposed skin.

I stepped towards the fireplace, which was at the far end of the large room, fixed the plug into the wall socket, and switched it on.

“Hmm, this is better,” I said as I felt a warmth begin to seep into my skin.

I walked towards the window and opened the flowery curtains, which were drawn together.

My jaw slackened as I glimpsed at the gorgeous garden in front of me.

Until I saw this, I had thought I would live all my life in this boring glass house due to how bland the outside of the house was. Also, it was isolated.

However, seeing this meant a lot of adventure to me. At least, I wouldn’t get to see Sin’s face whenever I was in this room, and, who knows, I might get to explore the garden.

“You won’t do any exploration and you shouldn’t be in this room.” Sin grunted.

Startled, I twirled, gazing at the scowl on his face.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

“Why not? What is wrong?”

“Because I don’t want you to.” He rasped. A vein ticked in his jaw and he gritted his teeth.

“Without any reason?” I asked with a frown on my face.

“Damn it!”

I flinched at the loudness of his voice.

“Do I need to give any reason in my own house?”

“N-no.” I stuttered as he stalked towards me. “I was just curious and wanted to know.”

“Well, my dear, don’t be the cat that was curious and later killed. You need to do as you are told and leave this room right away!”

“O-okay.”

I released myself from his grasp since he wasn’t holding me too tight and darted out of the room hastily.

I walked back into the room I had left earlier and noticed he had placed a couch in it.

“That is where you’ll be sleeping since you can’t bring yourself to share a bed with me.” He said.

I narrowed my eyes on the couch, then at him. He was not only a jerk, but he was also inconsiderate too.

Maybe I was still stupid to think he would be nice enough to give up the bed for me and sleep on the couch inside.

“Stop staring at me like that.” He let out. “At least I’m nice enough to offer you a couch.”

“I hate you.” I blurted out before I could stop myself.

I knew he didn’t like me either. But, I believe he would have saved us the stress by not agreeing to get married to me.

Rather, he had agreed to whatever nonsensical plan and deals my parents had made with him.

“The feeling is mutual, baby.” He grinned, then stepped towards the closet, flung it open, and tossed a shirt on.

“Make yourself comfortable and don’t wait for me because I don’t know when I’ll be back.”

“Don’t hold your breath because I wouldn’t waste my strength to wait, either.” I flung at his retreating back.

He shrugged, then stepped out of the room without turning back.

“Artemisia, what have you gotten yourself into?!”

I flung myself on the bed and I thought of a way out of my dilemma.