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?”

looked away, without the slightest embarrassment of being caught looking at him in his sleep. “You get more sleep. I’m

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

was right. They were all fruits from R Province. The tomatoes

too. When I was a kid, I always liked to eat

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

I would send them

and saw it was Ashton in grey pajamas.

 early and there

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

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

and cranky when they

desire, “Shall

I said nothing

no matter how proper and well-dressed a man might be; he would

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

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

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

not surprised,

voice was low and seductive as he caught

We did not speak.

I lay limp in his arms. He

and placed me on the

 a good understanding of the saying – A hungry wolf

While Ashton was in the bathroom, I answered the call,

his voice, I realized that he had woken

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