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?”

away, without the slightest embarrassment of being caught looking at him

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

was right. They were all fruits from R Province. The tomatoes were not very big but they tasted

great too. When I was a kid, I

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

I would

of the stairs, I turned around to look and saw it was Ashton in grey pajamas. He was tall and

sleep in?” It was still early and there was

about him. Sure enough, he looked at

but remain still. I put down my mobile phone and told him plainly,

raspy. “Cats tend to be irritable and cranky when they are feeling unsettled. Humans are the same and we haven’t done

was full of suppressed desire, “Shall we go to

I said nothing

might be; he

consent, he held back no more. His hands moved around my waist and explored, sliding up and

continued and if

on the shower before putting me on the edge of the bath.

was not surprised, “Ashton,

was low and seductive as he caught my hands and

We did not speak.

hour, I lay limp in his arms. He

and placed me on the sofa before

 good understanding of the saying

Ashton was in the

realized that

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