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 his

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

plate and brought some in. John was right. They were all

green mangoes were great too. When I was a kid, I always liked

for them, so I washed some and packed them

still in hospital, I would send them to

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

 It was still early and there was nothing for him to

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

remain still. I put down my mobile phone and told him plainly, “Later, I shall be

raspy. “Cats tend to be irritable and cranky

was full of suppressed desire, “Shall we

I said nothing

be;

hands moved around my waist and explored, sliding

room!” If he continued and if Mrs. Eriksen came home,

had already picked me up and stepped into the bathroom. Then, he turned on the shower before putting

was not surprised, “Ashton,

voice was low and seductive as he caught

We did not speak.

lay limp in his arms. He

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

 a good understanding of the saying – A hungry wolf is

Ashton was in the bathroom, I answered the call,

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

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