When There Is Nothing Left But Love

I’d barely reached the hallway when Ashton lifted me from behind and dumped me onto the bed.

I landed in a clumsy heap on the bed. Glaring at him, I shouted, “Ashton! Are you sick or something?”

“Yes,” he replied seriously as he tossed his towel aside. He rasped seductively, “I’m lovesick.”

I…

I tried to be modest and look away from his body. “Ashton, there are dressing gowns in the hotel. You should put one on!”

He seemed to ignore my words as he crawled onto the bed toward me. He asked huskily, “What are you hiding from? Are you scared of something?”

I was tongue-tied as the scent of his shower gel hit me. I started inching backward slowly. “Ashton, what are you trying to do?”

He began closing in on me, and I felt unsettled by his stare. “You should know what I’m planning to do.”

He’d said this lightly, though I couldn’t miss the emphasis he’d placed on the last word in his answer.

I’d run out of space to back into. I looked at him and swallowed my saliva involuntarily. “Don’t come so near to me. It’s late, and I should really get going.”

This position was far too sensual for my liking. I was finding it hard to breathe.

He seemed to enjoy the atmosphere immensely. He didn’t make a move and gave me a piercing stare. “Going back? Where to?”

He moved his lips closer to me as he spoke.

I was so taut that I almost forgot to breathe. Acting on instinct, I closed my eyes.

sensed his movements. He ordered

know what to do. So I froze

took his time, placing featherlight kisses

when he’s doing

he rasped, and I luxuriated

fall under his spell. He suddenly

by his knowing smirk. He teased, “Do you want

face was as red as a tomato at that point.

out through

said I didn’t

the piercing rays of the August sunshine through the window. I was shocked when I saw the man lying

you still

saw that I was awake, he pulled me into

chuckled, “Why wouldn’t I

getting over my surprise

“Are you hungry?”

from him. “I should leave!”

pressed me down on the bed. “Where

kept mum for a bit before saying, “Ashton, let’s just treat last night as a drunken one-night stand. Next

tone had disappeared as he interrupted my words. “Scarlett, did you really think

head. “No!” I paused again, thinking of what to say. “I’m not running away. I just want to make a life of my own.

retorted, “That’s rubbish! What do you mean that? Is my existence somehow disturbing your

disturbing my life. I want to live alone and not become entangled with you like this. Why can’t you