Islinda stared back at Aldric in wordless amazement. Her mouth fell open and closed on its own while her eyes were wide from the shock he treated her to.
At once she squirmed, trying to ease out from beneath him but Aldric only pinned her down with his body and her effort was futile. It was a huge mistake at the same time because their bodies were pressed flush so that she could feel his form. All these muscles beneath the clothes, no, she can't go there.
Islinda swallowed numbly, she was not a novice to Aldric's mean schemes but what bothered her was how far he would go all just to get an answer from her. She did not remember being mandated to respond to his ridiculous question, not that she had any choice.
"Why won't you talk?" Aldric asked with a twisted smirk that made him look all the more devilish, "Is the question too hard for you?"
