Chapter 484
Chapter 484:
He frowned. “How many times do I have to tell you to stop saying that p>
“Right, sorry. Forgot p>
I glanced out the window.
The street names didn’t look familiar.
“This isn’t the way home p>
“I booked us into a hotel. I’m not staying in that miserable little house Fabrizio set up p>
I opened my mouth to tease him, but he cut in first. “I just want a place that’s ours p>
I rolled my eyes and let it go.
The car pulled up outside a tall limestone building with iron balconies and a discreet black awning.
I looked around. “Are we lost? This doesn’t look like a p>
“It’s a private one p>
Ashton handed the keys to a man who might have been a valet or just a well-dressed security guard, then took my hand.
The lift carried us to the top floor.
Only one door.
As soon as it shut behind us, Ashton pushed me up against it.
His mouth met mine before I had a chance to breathe.
“You hung up on me last night,” he said, teeth grazing my lower lip. “Time to finish that conversation p>
He called it a conversation, though I barely managed a word—moans didn’t count.
The faint stubble on his jaw scraped down my cheek, my neck, then the hollow at my throat, leaving behind a trail of heat and something close to desperation. Some old saying floated through my mind, something about absence making the heart grow fonder.
𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘁 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺: g⍶𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀﹐ⅽ𝗼𝗺
In Ashton’s case, absence made the heart go feral, apparently.
We’d only been apart three days, but he was acting like it had been months. His arms locked tight around my waist as he lifted me easily, my legs wrapping around his hips.
He buried his face in my hair, inhaling deeply.
His cheeks were warm against my skin, his breath hot on my neck.
I tilted my head down to meet his gaze.
When Ashton was angry or aroused, his eyes darkened to deep blue, a storm gathering in them.
Today, it was probably both.
“If I could turn your eyes into gems, they’d be worth more than the Hope Diamond,” I said before I could stop myself.
Ashton stilled, then let out a low laugh. “That’s what’s on your mind right now p>
I nodded. “Your eyes are unreal p>
“Want to know what’s on mine p>
“Go on p>
He answered with a sharp thrust of his hips.
The hard press of him left no ambiguity.