He leaned over Gale's body, tense all over, staring fixedly at her sleeping face.

Her lips moved, but she was calling out another man's name.

"Shawn..."

Aurum's eyes flashed with malice as he lifted Gale's chin with his hand.

"Don't think about him anymore, Gale. When you wake up tomorrow and see the person lying next to you is me... Ha, how will you ever return to Shawn's side?" he said.

"Clearly, my love for you is no less than Shawn's. I knew you before him, we made a marriage pact over twenty years ago... Why does he get you in the end?

"Even after many years, when we first met again, you gave me a sense of familiarity. I unconditionally helped you and accompanied you through countless difficulties. Gale, can you truly ignore my feelings and thoughts?

"After tonight, Gale, you are mine, and from now on, to Shawn, you are tainted!"

Even if he was uninterested, Aurum still intended to possess her tonight. He had schemed for so long to get to this point. Now was not the time t