When His Eyes Opened

Chapter 56 

“Stop acting like a baby,” Avery said in a low and gentle voice as she wiped down Elliot’s face. “Do you think I want to care for you like this? You stink of booze… Aren’t you a clean freak? Was that all an act? | wouldn’t even bother helping you if your legs weren’t still recovering.”

The sound of her voice calmed Elliot’s breathing, and he was overcome by a sudden wave of drowsiness.

Her voice was like a hypnotic lullaby.

Once Avery finished wiping Elliot down, she pulled the covers over him and tucked him in.

By the time she cleaned up in the bathroom and returned to the bedroom, he was already fast asleep.

She finally let out a huge sigh of relief.

She sat down on the edge of the bed and glanced around the room.

The memory of how her every move was monitored and recorded by surveillance cameras for the first three months she was there sent a shudder down her body.

The cameras were probably gone by now.

Elliot was erratic and bad-tempered, but he was not a pervert.

up and retrieved her

several times during

completely sober, so he did not notice that there

spending the night in peace and

in through the large windows, enveloping the

asleep on the bed. Her arm rested

that was when he noticed

strange feeling

a minute after he had opened his eyes, Avery’s eyes slowly

eyes met, sparks of embarrassment crackled in the air around them. Elliot’s eyes were still bloodshot, but they were much more

very quickly realized the awkward positions of

decided to casually dismiss the whole thing and slowly raised

well-rested. Did you have a good night’s sleep?” Elliot said in a husky voice. Avery’s leg froze in

cheeks as she immediately moved

take a shower last night. Aren’t you going to have

rescued her

of bed

picked up her pillow and blanket and fled