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with caution.

“I like to be in control.”

“What does that mean?”

He leans forward, planting a hand on

either side of my body, and invades
my space in a way he’s never done
before.

Like he owns the air I breathe. Like he

owns me.

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“It means I call the shots.”

I blink, stunned. Ashton’s never come

across as the dominating type. Okay,
well maybe a little. He’s always been
super protective of his sister and me
when we were kids. Truth be told, he
still is. And now that I give it thought,
he never asks for what he wants. He
doesn’t have to since he always makes
his intentions clear from the get-go.
He carries himself with confidence