I'll Teach You, Marianne.

Since earlier, Alan was just stirring his coffee cup without actually drinking it. At the moment, Alan and Nicholas were sitting close together looking at Anne who was enjoying the food that Alan ordered directly. 

When Alan woke up, he almost went crazy when he didn't find Anne in the room. He was surprised when he realized that his woman was not in his arms anymore. 

With the help of Nicholas and several other bodyguards, Alan looked for Anne. They finally found her in the briefing room of the hotel receptionists. Alan almost exploded when he found out that Anne had tried to contact someone without his permission, but when he found out why Anne was using the phone, Alan's anger finally disappeared.

"Watch the way you eat, Anne." 

Anne looked into Alan's eyes, who had been watching her since the first time they sat in the restaurant.

"I'm hungry, there's no one here anyway." Anne replied sarcastically to Alan's words.

"You are the young mistress of the Clarke family, wherever you are, Anne, must pay attention to your manners," said Alan curtly. 

Because the way she ate was criticized, suddenly Anne's appetite was gone, even though she still wanted to enjoy the delicious lamb chop on her plate. 

"Sorry, I did not have the attitude while eating. If you feel disturbed, it's better for you to release me, let me go back to .."

Bang!

Alan pounded the table with a bang, making Anne stopped her words.

"Watch your words, Anne, be aware of your position!!" he said full of anger. 

"I should have been the one who spoke to you like that from the start. if from the start you realized your high position as the main heir of the Clarke family, you should have looked for a beautiful woman from a respected family, who was equal to your family to be your wife. You shouldn't marry someone like me, who has nothing and is so messed up. That way you won't have to feel ashamed when you're dining out with me."

Alan was shocked to hear Anne's words. He did not expect Anne to attack him with such a sentence. Meanwhile, Anne, who was very upset with Alan, finally chose to leave the restaurant and went straight to the elevator to go up to the room. 

"Fuck!!"

"Don't fight with your emotions, sir, don't be provoked by the words that Madam said," Nicholas said slowly, trying to advise Alan. "Madam must have eaten that way on purpose, I'm sure."

Alan massaged his temples which suddenly hurt. "I don't know how to deal with her, Nick. I want to have a normal relationship with her from the start. I've lowered my selfishness when dealing with her, but it seems like Anne keeps looking for trouble with me."

"It's a process sir, everything needs a process, and so is Madam. I'm sure Madam will definitely accept you soon," Nicholas said softly. 

"I don't want to let her go, Nick." 

"I understand sir, take it easy. Madam will not be able to leave you, both of you are bound by a legal marriage in the eyes of religion and state. So it won't be easy to break the bond that has been made that strong, sir."

Alan smiled broadly at Nicholas' words. He didn't expect Nicholas to speak like that. With a quick movement, Alan got up from his chair and just walked out of the restaurant. His destination was, of course, the elevator. He wanted to catch up with Anne. He really didn't want to be away from his woman at this time. 

Nicholas went back to drinking alone. Serving people like Alan who was moody had cost him a lot of energy and time to pamper himself when things were safe like this. 

Arriving in the room, Anne went straight to the balcony. She looked at the City of Tromso from the hotel where she was. She wished she could see Erick or Alice strolling around her hotel, although she was absolutely sure that what she had in mind would never happen. 

"I wish we could meet, Erick, you're my only hope right now. I have to get away from this crazy man." 

Anne spoke in a hopeful heart, her eyes were tightly closed. Anne really hoped to see Erick soon. 

The sound of footsteps getting closer finally forced her to return to reality. She immediately turned around and stood up straight looking at Alan who was walking towards her.

"I won't touch you again now, don't be so tense," Alan said flatly when he saw how stiff Anne was now. 

Anne's face heated up hearing Alan's words. Her memory of what Alan did the last time to her made Anne's anger and hatred resurfaced. 

"Wicked." 

"I'm your husband, Anne, I have rights over your body, don't forget that." Alan immediately interrupted the one word that Anne had said to him. "Moreover, after our marriage, you have not done your duty as a wife, to serve me in bed.

"Keep dreaming, Alan!! "Anne said with a hoarse voice. She was annoyed to be reminded of their current status so often. 

"It's a fact, Anne. You are my legitimate and lawful wife, you should serve me sincerely without me having to force you like I did, which in the end hurt your body." 

Alan chose to cut his words when discussing the wounds on Anne's body. He was still very curious as to why Anne had bruises so easily on her body. His desire to fondle Anne with rudeness disappeared after knowing how easy it was for Anne to have bruises on her body. He didn't want to feel like he was raping Anne every night when they made love in such an unusual way. 

"I don't like this marriage," said Anne loudly, trying to change the subject. She didn't want to discuss about the obligations of a wife with Alan at the moment.

Alan looked at Anne without blinking. "Whether you like it or not, you are my wife, so you have to accept it. After all, who else would want to marry you when I, Alan Knight Clarke, already got your chastity? You need to know, Anne, out there can't be a single man who dares to approach you after I've touched you. You should be grateful, Anne. There are so many beautiful models who begged me to sleep with them. And you easily pass those beautiful girls to accompany me in bed, you easily feel how warm my body is when I am on top of your body, and the warmth of my love juice that fills your womb when it reaches the peak of pleasure. I still remember how hot you were that night, so don't ever say that you don't want this wedding. You have to be grateful for it, remember that."

Anne felt a stinging pain inside her when she heard the words that Alan said, the sentences again reminded Anne of what Alan did to her that night. 

"Don't cry, I don't want to see your beauty fade because of those tears. You better get ready. Tonight, we will go see Aurora that will witness our love tonight. As I said before, we will make love under that beautiful sky. So prepare yourself."

****

Rose, who was ready to do her work of covering the course of a charity event held for businessmen in the City of Tromso, seemed to be doing the final check. 

"You're ready, Rose, believe me." Aaron who was in the same car with Rose, again cheered her up so as not to be nervous. 

"It's a big event, Aaron, I really can't make any mistakes," Rose said quickly. 

Aaron grabbed her hand gently. "You can do it, Rose, trust me." 

Continued