Asher's gaze flashed.
"I can't be a righteous man right now, Ariella... Stop doing that."
I bit my bottom lip.
He hissed as I asked, "Stop doing what?"
"If you continue doing that, I'm going to have to break all the promises I made to you. Break all the promises I made to your parents...." He took a deep breath as if asking some divine power for strength.
"What's stopping you? You are already halfway there anyway...." I asked in a challenging way. "I'm not stopping you."
I released my tongue and licked my upper lip suggestively. I hoped I was doing a good job.
He groaned before his face changed and he gritted out,
"Get on the bed."
Get on the bed. It was a demand, his lazy mood hardening into a harsh one that made my heart thump against my ribcage.
I pulled away from him and cr
