When His Eyes Opened (full chapter)

Chapter 56 

“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? | wouldn’t even bother helping you if your legs weren’t still recovering.”

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.

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.

The cameras were probably gone by now.

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

and retrieved her pillow

woken up several times during

so he did not notice that there was someone else in

ended up spending the night in

in

sound asleep on the bed. Her arm rested

woke him up and that was when he noticed Avery’s peaceful face right

feeling washed

after he had opened his eyes,

in the air around them. Elliot’s eyes were still bloodshot, but

very quickly realized the awkward positions of her arm and

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

good night’s sleep?” Elliot said in a husky voice. Avery’s leg

guess so,” she said with flushed cheeks as she immediately

“You didn’t take a shower last night. Aren’t you going to have

rescued her from the

got out of bed and

sight, Avery picked up her

That was close!