Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 60

Chapter 60

Ashton sauntered over to the sofa like

peacock displaying its feathers, plopped down next to Briar, and leaned back into the sofa’s

embrace, stretching out his limbs and tilting his head back with a relaxed expression.

“Alright, let’s get started,” he said, closing his eyes on his own without any prompting from Briar.

They were sitting so close that Briar could catch the faint, pleasant scent of freshly showered skin emanating from Ashton.

‘I wonder what kind of body wash Ashton uses. It smells really good. I should ask him tomorrow and get the same one for myself,‘ she thought to herself.

Uncertain about what had made Ashton fall asleep last time, Briar decided to mimic what she had done in the hotel. She took out her phone, planning to play a few rounds of a game to see if that would help induce sleepiness.

Of course, a quiet environment was necessary for creating a sleepy atmosphere, so she plugged in her earphones, glanced at Ashton’s thin lips pursed in a relaxed manner to make sure he wasn’t bothered, and then launched the game.

twitch his lips at Briar’s seemingly half–hearted attempt at

finished a game and

deep sleep, as even his furrowed brows had

astonishment. ‘Could it really work?‘ she

to Brandon was that he had been keeping an eye on Ashton the whole time. He couldn’t

seeing.

just fall asleep like that? No hypnosis drugs, no physical hypnosis, not even any soothing sounds from Briar to help him drift off? He just naturally, quietly, and

to capture this moment and share it in the

this.‘

excitement and fervor causing him to

a moment, dumbfounded, before

didn’t notice Briar’s

was now completely defenseless. He had great skin, long eyelashes, a graceful neck, and a sexy Adam’s apple

rising and falling gently beneath his black pajamas, had a certain understated appeal, and his legs were long, straight, and alluring. ‘No, I can’t keep staring. I need to maintain my reserved, innocent, ladylike demeanor. Maybe I’ll

herself.

back and resumed playing her game, completely unaware of the faint, upward curl of the sleeping man’s