MIDNIGHT Bride The CEO's TEMPTATION

Suddenly, a shadow fell across Crystal, and she looked up. It was Nathan, and he was offering her his hand. "Silly girl, it's too cold to lie here. What are you thinking about?"

"I was thinking about my father," she lied. She knew that if she told him the truth - that she had been thinking about Carlos - it would ruin his good mood.

"Were you thinking about your DNA test?" he asked.

"I was," Crystal lied again.

Nathan took her cold hand, and when he realized how cold it was, he lifted his shirt and pressed it against his chest. "I could be your father until you find your real father," he suggested. "I will make sure that you are always safe and warm."

Crystal's body stiffened. First, he wanted to marry her, and now he wanted to be her Daddy?!?! What is wrong with his brain? - she wondered.

Nathan saw the look on her face and frowned. He asked, "What's wrong? I just want you to be warm."

"I don't need your help," Crystal grumbled. "Can you leave me alone already? Go back. inside!"

"Now?" Nathan's brow furrowed.

"Yes! Now!" Crystal pulled her hand away and pushed him away from her. "Go away!"

"As if!" Nathan leaned over her, grabbed the furthest shoulder away from him, and rolled her over so that she was on top of him.

Crystal tried to get away, but he wrapped his arms around her and held her with all of his strength. "Why are you doing this?" she cried.

"Have you forgotten what I said before?" He had an impish grin on his face. "When you tell me to go away, what you really want is for me to have sex with you."

Crystal frowned. "That's not what I meant!" Nathan pinched her bum playfully. "So that is what you meant!"

"What should I say if I actually want you to go away?" Crystal asked. She felt like things were spinning out of control, and she was getting nauseous.

Nathan raised his eyebrow and pressed his thumb against her lips. "In that case, you must say that you want me."

"Nathan! You're trying to trick me!" She seized him by the hair. She wanted to pull it out by the roots, but she could not bring herself to do it.

"It's not a trick." Nathan smiled and said, "It's only a game. I am just trying to lighten things up." He wanted to make it easier for her to open her heart and show her love for him.

"Why should I believe you?"

"I will prove it to you."

While this was going on, Nancy had been building a snowman with Clark and Noah, and she wasn't really paying attention to the other two. Thus, when Nathan grabbed Crystal and threw her over his shoulder, she was shocked. "N-N-Nathan," she stuttered. "Wh-What are you d - doing? D-D-Don't you want to p-play in the s -snow?"

Nathan chuckled and said, "We're going to go make a little snowman of our own..." He winked. "...If you know what I mean!"

****

Crystal was sitting on the bed with her legs hanging over the edge, and Nathan was sitting behind her. Four hours had passed since he had brought her in from the cold, but it felt like much more time had passed.

He kissed her on her shoulder and neck as he massaged her shoulders. "Did you like that?" he asked.

"I did not," she replied.

Nathan grinned. "So, you did like it..." He was still playing The Opposite Game.

Crystal bit her lower lip and looked away from him. He had already f****d her several times, and she was burnt out. Now more than ever, she wanted her privacy. She wanted to shower in peace and go to bed. Is that too much to ask for? - she wondered

Apparently, it was.

Nathan had been serious about making a baby, and her opinion had been taken out of the equation. Not only had he refused to wear a condom, but he had chosen specific positions to facilitate a pregnancy. Beforehand, they had washed, and he had checked their temperature. "Everything has to be in order," he had explained, and he had gone so far as to calculate her ovulation period. She was furious and fought him. But in the end, he took that which she would not give freely.

A few of the times, Crystal was able to pull away at the last moment, and his spunk soiled the sheets. When that happened, he held her tight, and her strength began to ebb. And his stamina seemed to know no bounds.

He kissed her earlobe. "Shall we go again?" he whispered.

Hell no! - she thought but did not say. When Crystal did not respond, he got off the bed and stood in front of her. He pressed her back to the bed, forced her feet behind her head, and he forced her from a standing position. There was nothing that she could do, so she took the abuse passively, and she sent her mind to her Better Place.

Unfortunately, even in her Better Place, she could not stop worrying about what would happen if she got pregnant. If she had a child, she would be stuck with Nathan for the rest of her life.

A fate worse than death - she thought absently. She couldn't believe that, not so long ago, she had lusted after him.

Once Nathan had ejaculated, he rolled off of her. "See," he said. "That was nice, wasn't it?" He curled his lips contentedly. His forehead was dripping with sweat.

Crystal mustered up the last of her strength and sat up. "I'm getting up now," she said. "I'm getting dressed, and I'm leaving."

"You can leave when I permit you to leave." Nathan grabbed her arm and chucked. 

Crystal sighed. "May I be permitted to leave?"

"You may leave this room," he replied. He let go of her arm. "But don't leave the house. And do not even think about sneaking off. My guards will have their eyes on you 24/7."

****

Almost immediately after Paul's post went live, it went viral. The whole world had been waiting to see how he would respond to Nancy's accusations, and now he had. He was suing her for Defamation of Character, and he was charging her with Kidnapping, Assault, Attempted Murder, and there were a few other minor accusations listed.

As evidence, Paul provided a series of photographs. Among these, there were images of him being tied to a chair, getting his hair shaved, and being rolled into a rug. Finally, he was locked in a secret room for two days with only drinking water. Apparently, these images had been taken from the castle's security monitors.

Many of the pictures included images of Nancy and Noah, and they did not look good. So, by the end of the day, they had replaced Paul and Nancy as the internet's newest Villain and Villainess.

According to the post, Nancy had pushed Michelle to the ground while she was pregnant, and it had caused her to miscarry. This suggested that the video of Michelle abusing her son was a fake, which made everything Nancy had said unbelievable.

Not only did the public forgive Paul for his supposed indiscretions, but they began to think that, if there had been any abuse, Nancy probably deserved it.

Unlike Nancy, who had been unstable in her video, crying and trembling, Paul remained calm and confident. He said, "I have complete faith in the Judicial System. There will be a trial. When it is over, I will have my son. As for Nancy, she will be in jail. So, to those that still believe that I am at fault, I would ask you to reserve your judgment until the judge has made his ruling.. Of course, if Nancy refuses to defend herself in a court of law, then you will know without a doubt who the guilty party is."