บท 102: Chapter 102

"Mistress?" Marc had never thought of that word in respect to Aldara. His lover, yes. His girlfriend, maybe. Possibly even more. But mistress? It sounded so seedy, he didn't know whether to be more offended by the word or by the fact that she was rejecting him. His stomach cramped at the thought.

Rejecting him? No fucking way.

"Aldara, you can't really mean that. I find it hard to believe that what happened between us in the last two days was just sex for you. If you'd been the kind of woman who didn't need emotional involvement, you wouldn't have been a virgin when I met you."

"Of course not." Her skin flushed a vivid rosy hue but she kept her shoulders square and stared him down. "But neither of us went into it planning on a long-term relationship. Think about it, Marc. If one of your friends found some stranger washed up on the shore and just two days later brought her home as his fuck-toy, what would your impression be of that woman?"