But after the last time she heard about him and Nicole Blakeley, she instinctively began to resist him.

He turned over.

For a long time, he got up, got out of bed, pulled on his pajamas, and stood on the balcony to light a cigarette.

Ivelle laid in bed, feeling thoughtless for a moment.

She got up and walked up to him. She hugged him from behind and pressed her whole body against his back. "Let's try it in the bathroom."

His slender body stiffened fiercely. He put out the smoke in his hand, turned to look at Ivelle, and there was a chill between his eyebrows. "When did it...