Chapter 10 Sasha I wake n***d in a room in Chateau Marmont with Maxim’s longer body spooned behind mine, his hand palming my breast, his c**k twitching against my a*s. Gospodi. My face heats as the memories from last night flood in. How much of my true self I revealed—my hurt over his rejection. My virginity. Ack! Was that why he didn’t have s*x with me last night? Was he being a gentleman? I realize with a squirmy feeling in my belly that I think that was exactly it. And I don’t like to think of Maxim as a gentleman. I want to keep believing he’s the bad guy. It makes things much easier. Navigating a new forced marriage to a guy I actually want? A guy whose love I crave like my next breath? That’s a different story. One I could slip into so easily. I don’t want to become that