More Than A Favor

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Chapter 98

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Ashton had come looking for me quite a few times before, but this time, he was standing right at my door.

“What do you want now?” I asked, trying to mask my confusion and lingering unease.

“I agree,” he said simply.

I frowned. “Agree to what?”

“To date you and be your temporary boyfriend,” Ashton clarified.

I blinked in surprise, caught off guard by his change of heart. “Why did you change your mind?”

“If I didn’t, you’d keep putting yourself in dangerous situations, like going on blind dates with men who follow you home,” he said, his tone a mix of exasperation and sternness.

His blunt answer amused me. In the dim light of the hallway, his reluctant yet resigned expression brought a smile to my lips.

“You’d be doing something against your will,” I teased. “Won’t that make you unhappy?”

Ashton must have caught on to my playful tone because he took a step closer. Instinctively, I backed away, but the railing behind me left me nowhere to go.

He reached out an arm, placing it on the railing and effectively pinning me between him and the cold metal. My breath hitched.

“Ashton…” I murmured, my voice trailing off.

“How could you be so foolish to go on blind dates like that?” he scolded softly, his voice warm and close to my ear.

A shiver ran down my spine. His words chastised me, but his tone was laced with something tender, almost affectionate.

I didn’t move or speak, the moment stretching between us.

The silence wasn’t awkward–it was charged, alive with an energy I couldn’t quite put into words. Standing so close to him, I could hear his heartbeat, steady and strong.

After a while, Ashton withdrew his arm and stepped back. “You’re not allowed to come home this late by yourself again.”

“Okay,” I replied quietly, unable to argue.

A moment later, I remembered my manners. “Thank you,” I added, my voice soft.

I was thanking him for saving me earlier, for agreeing to help me deal with the Mercer family, and for being there when I needed someone the most.

he simply looked at me. I gestured toward

“That guy made it all the way to your

point. What if

night,” Ashton announced, extending his hand.

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confused by his sudden declaration.

he said simply.

widened in surprise. “You want to stay at

want me to sleep at your door?” he asked, his tone dry.

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but he added, “It’s not

had slept in the same room before, and

keys, and we went upstairs.

inside, Ashton glanced around. “I’ll sleep on the couch,”

looked at the couch and frowned. It was over ten years old, small, and barely long enough for s omeone of Ashton’s height. His legs would definitely hang off the edge.

apartment–my parents‘ room–but I couldn’t let him stay there.

room,” I offered. “I’ll take

bag and rummaged for a pair of my

he walked to my room while I grabbed my pajamas and checked to make sure there

enter my parents‘ room, Ashton called

was standing in

We had calmly shared a

“I think it’s more appropriate for me to sleep

stared at

your room,” he continued. “I… I’ll stick to the

me feeling like

was doing–he was trying to push

quiet men being the most cunning seemed to apply

off before retreating to

lay in bed but couldn’t sleep. The fear from earlier still

my meager defenses might not have been enough, and the

have been

come see me tonight? The timing

on the couch or if he

footsteps echoed from the living room. He was still awake,

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