Chapter 31

Jason’s body tensed slightly but he did not resist. He lay his head on her shoulder and felt her smell enveloping him.

Her scent with its faint fragrance inexplicably gave him a feeling

of contentment.

It was as if being by her side allowed him to relax completely.

“Jay, didn’t you say that you would never abandon me? I vow the same, I will never abandon you. No matter what happens in the future, I will stay by your side.”

Her voice was a whisper in his ear.

“Would you really stay by my side no matter what happened?” he mumbled.

“Of course,” she replied matter-of-factly.

“Won’t you be scared of me?” he asked.

She chuckled lightly. “Why would I be scared of you? My Jay…” She leaned back to smile at him.

My Jay… there she went again with that wording. Like he belonged to her. Oh, he wasn’t averse to hearing it. He might even be happy about it.

But right now he was thinking too much and when he raised his head suddenly their faces were only inches apart. The tips of their noses were almost touching.

And he stopped thinking entirely.

red, and when she instinctively backed up, he looped his

away.

blood in her body was rushing to her head. When Jay was this close to her, she felt lightheaded.

could feel the thick muscles that

nearly black, the pupils were blown out making her wonder

scars, baggage, and worthlessness. But in his arms, she didn’t feel so insignificant. She felt

than

As a human.

… woman.

suspended in his arms as her

see me as your brother?”

was nothing brotherly about him

strong and he cradled her like she was

When his dark eyes crinkled at the corners and

grin, she realized that he saw straight

him. The way a woman wanted

he saw it.

and the moment

maybe she’d been saved by the bell,

sure how she felt about the whole ‘near

moment with him.

of her thought she’d cooked up the intimate embrace and that she was

half of her felt… alive. Like her mind and body were coming back to life after years of being dormant.

was probably just his good looks. He was so attractive that she’d have to be dead to not respond to him in some

next to the garbage can. The garbage truck is coming in a while,”

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