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?”

slightest embarrassment of being caught looking at him in his sleep.

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

I might as well just fill the fruits in a plate and brought some in. John was right. They were all fruits from R Province. The tomatoes were not very big but they tasted

a kid, I always liked to eat

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

she was still in hospital, I

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

 It was still early and there was nothing for him

him. Sure enough, he looked at me for a long time and said softly; “I

phone and told him plainly,

“Cats tend to be irritable and cranky when they

desire, “Shall we go

I said nothing

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

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

this is the living room!” If he continued and

the shower before putting me on

not surprised,

was low and seductive as he caught my hands

We did not speak.

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

carried me into the living room and placed me on the sofa before going back to bathe

 had a good understanding of the saying – A hungry wolf

quite a few times. While Ashton was in the bathroom, I answered

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

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