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?”

the slightest embarrassment of being caught looking at

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

John was right. They were all fruits from R Province. The tomatoes were not

green mangoes were great too. When I was a kid, I always liked to eat that with

had always said that she craved for them, so I washed some and packed

I would send them

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

sleep in?” It was still early and there was nothing for

there was a compelling air about him. Sure enough, he looked at me for a long time and said

and told

was raspy. “Cats tend to be irritable and cranky when they are feeling unsettled. Humans

suppressed desire,

I said nothing

might be;

was consent, he held back no more. His hands moved around my

and if Mrs. Eriksen came home, we would be so

turned on the shower before putting me on the edge of the bath. He put his arms around my waist as he lowered his

was not

he caught my hands and

We did not speak.

the tub for nearly an hour, I lay limp in his

into the living room and placed me

 saying – A hungry wolf is an angry

was in the bathroom, I answered the call, feeling

awake?” Hearing the tone of his voice, I realized that he had woken up too early and had

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