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 him in

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

fruits in a plate and brought some in. John was right. They were all fruits from R Province. The tomatoes were

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 them for her.

hospital, I would send

and saw it was Ashton in grey pajamas. He was tall and slim and looked

 It was still early and there

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

put down my mobile phone and told him plainly, “Later, I shall be going to the hospital to

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

suppressed desire,

I said nothing

matter how proper and well-dressed a man might be; he would

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

the living room!” If he continued and if Mrs.

turned on the shower before putting me on the

was not

he caught my

We did not speak.

in the tub for nearly an hour, I lay limp in his arms. He washed me and

into the living room and placed me on the sofa before going

 understanding of the saying – A hungry wolf

few times. While Ashton was in the bathroom, I answered the call, feeling quite tired. “What’s

you awake?” Hearing the tone of his voice, I realized that

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