Chapter 26

As Luther closed the door, he cursed under his breath ever so softly. “That was so close.” He could swear there was little to no space between Ava and himself the moment he drew her closer to himself as her breath fanned against his skin.

The sudden urge to just feel her skin against him was so overwhelming, it took all of his strength to not have her pinned underneath him right there in his room.

Blame her for being too sexy and innocent, he muttered while rolling his eyes. He just couldn’t get her image out of his head no matter how much he tried. He has never lost his cool to anyone like this.

It’s an intense feeling and he worries it might consume him wholly. Her skin felt so soft under his own quite calloused palm, when he touched her. He wondered how she was able to maintain such skin texture.

Shaking his head as if to get her out of his system, he proceeded to go to his study where he had been staying for a while. He felt quite tempted to go back to his room.

He was sure he had taken her by surprise. He could vividly remember the look on her face when he halted her from moving away from him.

He.shrugged his shoulders slightly “it wasn’t my fault. What was she thinking? She was standing quite close.” He groaned as the image appeared right back in his head.

“Fuck!” He cursed again as he could feel a particular tug in his lower region. “Tonight is going to be so fucking long.” He muttered. Unknown to him, John was standing few feet away from

So John saw every little thing he was doing. He could swear his boss has never lost his cool this way. His calm and collected boss is now throwing punches into thin air.

“Something must have really got him.” John muttered as he waited for his boss to get to him. “Welcome back.” John said immediately Luther got to his side, bowing his head slightly.

Luther, unaware someone was there as he was too consumed by his thought, was startled when he heard his voice.

Composing himself as soon as he saw who it was, “you need something?” Luther asked, any sight of emotions far gone from his face.

It made John wonder whether to ask him why he looked quite frustrated. But deciding against it, "I have the report from morning. I thought it wise to wait for you to get back and show you.”

For some reason, whatever John was saying, Luther zoned him out and wasn’t listening to him. “That’s all sir.” John said.

“Put them in my study. I’ll be right back after taking a shower.” John bowed slightly and left. While Luther proceeded to a room to shower. He couldn’t bear to go to his study anymore. A cold shower is all he needed.

As he stripped himself of all of his clothing, he got inside the bathroom and into the bathtub, turned on the shower and sat still.

As the water pricked down his body, he wished his memory would wash away with the water. He wanted to forget how he was feeling. Of course he didn’t get what he wanted.

He groaned as he imagined himself with Ava in the bathtub covered with cold water. “Fucking hell!”

He didn’t get out of the bathtub until his body began to feel numb. Still, he wasn’t able to get her out of his system completely.

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Ava laid still on the bed with her eyes tightly shut, afraid Luther would walk in anytime and continue from where he stopped.

A while back when he held her by her waist, she felt a jolt of electricity pass through her body. Every part of her was awake and extremely sensitive. She was afraid that if he had wanted more, she wouldn't have been able to resist.

Opening her eyes, she heaved a heavy sigh “what now?” she whispered. She was sure things would get awkward between them. She wasn’t even sure how she’d face him tomorrow.

One thing is certain. She doesn’t want to be in a close space with him anymore. “What was I thinking?” she cried out as she gripped her hair.

“I told you I was fine. Next time you disobey me, I would be tempted to do what is really on my mind.” she remembered his words clearly in her ear. His deep raspy voice. How his threat almost gave her knees away. She would have turned jelly if he wasn’t holding her close.

And she was sure he knew what effect he had on her. She rolled on the bed continuously out of embarrassment. “Get a grip girl!” She said, crying out inside the pillow.

She kept tossing and turning on the bed till she slept off not knowing.