Chapter 24 Want to Come In and Try It Together ? The man stood bare - chested , his bronze skin sheened with a fine layer of sweat , glistening under the hallway light . Every line of his physique - from the sharply defined eight - pack abs , to the deep V - line , to the taut muscle contours - radiated raw , masculine power . He wore nothing but a pair of black athletic shorts , the waistband clinging dangerously low to his hips , only emphasizing the explosive strength in his waist and abs . But when her gaze slipped lower- Clara's breath caught ! It was like witnessing something too shocking . For a second , she froze . Even after living through one marriage , her cheeks flamed scarlet , burning hot . She snapped her gaze away , but her heartbeat drummed uncontrollably , like thunder in her chest . The man in front of her wasn't just anyone . It was her newly wedded husband - Ethan . Ethan clearly hadn't expected her either . His brows arched slightly , his dark gaze steady and unreadable . " You live here too ? " His voice was low , threaded with the roughness of post - workout breath , magnetic and raspy , like a feather teasing across her eardrum Clara gripped the collar of her robe tighter , forcing herself to sound calm . " Mm . I'm right downstairs . " " Uh ... Mr. Vaughn , were you ... working out ? Or ... maybe ... " Her mind strayed again . Her eyes flicked past him toward the room inside . Was his boyfriend in there too ? That kind of noise didn't sound like it came from just one person .... " Did I disturb you ? " Ethan asked . Clara nodded awkwardly . " A little ... the sound was kind of loud . " " Sorry . I'll keep it down next time . " " It's fine , go ahead . " She forced a smile , silently praying he wouldn't start up with more of those ... ambiguous noises . Ethan noticed her gaze darting past him . With a faint smirk , he pulled the door wider and stepped aside. " Want to come in and try it together ? " His eyes slid over the delicate lines beneath her robe . Too slender . She could definitely use some training . 11:58 C My Husband Left Me to Burn ? I Married DE Chapter 24 Want to Come In and Try It Together ? Her brain exploded- Together ?! Try it together ?! Try what ?! Did this man actually play that wild ?! Clara practically jumped back several steps , face blazing so red it looked ready to drip blood . " No , no , no ! Absolutely not ! " She shook her hands like windmills , horrified . If she lingered one second longer , he'd drag her inside for some threesome experiment ! " I - I - I , I need to go ! I've got work in the morning ! You should rest too ! Bye ! " She bolted like a terrified rabbit , vanishing down the hall . Ethan watched her frantic retreat , an amused brow lifting . Shutting the door , he lost his mood for training . Pushing the weights aside , he headed into the shower . Water hissed in the bathroom . Clara practically dove back into her apartment . Bang ! She slammed the door shut and leaned against it , panting hard , one hand clutching her pounding chest . Oh God . She'd never imagined the noisy neighbor upstairs would turn out to be Ethan ! Her mind kept replaying the scene : The bare torso . The damp hair . The sculpted abs . The deep V - line ... And that ... cough , cough ! With his build , that aura , that commanding presence- Definitely a dominant alpha . " Damn it ! " Clara cursed under her breath , smacking her flushed cheeks . Calm down , Clara . Calm down ! So what if the man was impossibly hot , unfairly good - looking ? You've seen the world . You can handle this . But the second she recalled his shocking physique - along with that line , ' Want to try it together ? ' - her knees nearly buckled . My Which Chapter