When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“Penny for your thoughts?” Ashton took my hand in his, breaking me out of my daze. His palm was pleasantly warm and I couldn’t help but look up at him with a content smile. “I was wondering whether my hubby is getting old.”

In between words, I lifted my free hand to the corner of one of his eyes and gently touched the smile lines there.

“Call me that again, hmm?” He raised the front seat barrier before cupping my face with both hands. His obsidian eyes flickered alluringly as he spoke in a deep and sultry voice.

I was stunned for a moment before asking in confusion, “Call you what?”

He pressed his lips against the corner of my mouth and said in a husky voice, “Don’t you know how you should call me, honey?”

My cheeks flushed a crimson red due to the way he addressed me. It was clearly a very common form of address between married couples, but somehow, it sounded so seductive coming from him. My thoughts were scrambled and I felt a tingle run down my spine, forming goosebumps all over my skin.

Being pressed against his body, I could smell the faint fragrance of his shower gel. Realizing that he was about to smash his lips against mine, my eyes widened and I quickly evaded him.

Laying in his arms, I chastised, “Stop it, Ashton. Joseph is driving.”

He hugged me close and rested his chin on my shoulder. “Mm. Then, call me again,” he demanded in a deep voice.

bewilderment and

tightened his

his request anyway. To my chagrin, he kept

why did you propose to me all of a sudden? And

“Joe said that girls like rings—the bigger the better. I asked him to get pink diamonds from Smealand. I didn’t know what you liked but wanted to give you a surprise, so I left it to the design team. Don’t you like

studied the diamond on my finger and smiled. “It’s very flashy. I’d look like the daughter-in-law of a

arched upward. “As long as you

whole day of activity, I was quite exhausted. Sprawled in Ashton’s embrace, I was reluctant to

as we entered the foyer, he pressed me against him and started kissing my neck. Caught off guard, I only started pushing him away

last time we had sex, mm?” Why does he sound

couldn’t find the words to refute him. He took advantage of my surprise to seal my lips with his, backing me from the foyer toward the living room. Suddenly, a faint scent of alcohol invaded my senses,

session, he uttered in a slurred voice, “No. I was with you the whole time. You kept telling me not to

started to behave like a beast out of its cage, kissing me all over. Although I was shrouded in a

alcohol? It’s really strong. Is there something wrong with the wine