Chapter 17

With a sigh of relief, I lay down and got ready to sleep.

The next morning.

I woke up earlier than usual.

Ashton had not woken up yet and he was sleeping very soundly. Even then, his sleeping posture was very pleasant to the eyes. His neat and short black hair revealing his classic facial features which were well-defined.

It was the first time that I looked at his face so carefully.

His eyelashes were very long, his lips were tightly closed and the corners of his lips were turned down slightly!

This facial expression was an indication of constant alertness.

It had been said that people who slept with this posture were persistent and insistent on getting their way.

Indeed, Ashton fitted that description.

He had a broad chest, wide shoulders, and a narrow waist. Additionally, his legs were well-proportioned and slender!

His level of alertness was extremely high even when he was sound asleep.

He opened his pitch-black eyes suddenly with not the slightest bit of sleepiness and staring straight at me.

As our eyes met, I was taken aback for a moment but quickly returned to normalcy.

After a while, his tense body relaxed. His eyes narrowed and he stretched out his hand. “Come here?”

embarrassment of being caught looking at him in

and gone to the market. The box of fruits that John brought earlier was still in the yard and

decided I might as well just fill the fruits in a plate and brought some in. John was right. They

great too. When I was a kid, I always liked to eat that

had always said that she craved for them, so I washed some and packed them for her. After checking

she was still in hospital, I would

and saw it

 early and there

can’t sleep,” Ashton’s eyes seemed cold but there was a compelling air about him. Sure enough, he looked at me

and told him plainly, “Later, I shall be going to the hospital

He embraced me from behind and his voice was raspy. “Cats tend to be irritable and cranky when they are feeling

suppressed desire, “Shall we go to the

I said nothing

a man might be; he would become a

hands moved

If he continued and if Mrs. Eriksen came home, we

he turned on the shower before putting me on

was not

he caught my hands and

We did not speak.

I lay limp in his arms. He washed me and dressed

room and placed me

 had a good understanding of the saying – A hungry wolf

the bathroom,

that he had woken up too early and

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