His Eagle Eyes on Me

"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? I wouldn't even bother helping you if your legs weren't still recovering." 2

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. 2

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. 1

The cameras were probably gone by now.

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

Avery got up and retrieved her pillow and blanket from her room.

had woken up several times during

was not completely sober, so he did not notice that there

Elliot ended up spending

warm morning sun crept in through the large

bed. Her arm rested on his chest, her slender leg wrapped around

up and that was when he noticed Avery's

than a minute after he had

slowly opened as well.

eyes met, sparks of embarrassment crackled in the air

still bloodshot, but they were much more focused than

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he did not seem bothered by it, she decided to casually dismiss the whole thing and slowly raised her

froze

then changed the subject and said, "You

from

of bed and

out of sight, Avery picked up her pillow and blanket

That was close!