Alessa bit her lip and whispered breathlessly, "You aren’t well yet. It's not good to have…have s*x now. Later... okay?" Brian was still staring down into her eyes, his jaw clenched, eyes burning, but his hand didn’t go further. Finally, he pulled down her skirt and smoothed it, leaning down to her red ear, “remember what you said. Later.” Then he dropped a kiss on her belly before he left. ... Down the stairs, Brian straightened his slightly ruffled collar with a glance at his father. Old Sterling raised his brows when saw that he went downstairs alone. "You agree? Will Alessa stay?" "Well, we haven’t found the one who wanted to hurt Alessa. What’s more, I haven't altogether recovered. It’s much safer for her to live here recently.” Brian said dryly. "You can rest assured and go ba