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.

up, he looped his arm around her waist,

away.

all the blood in her body was rushing to her head. When Jay was this close

around her was strong. She could feel the thick muscles that

eyes were nearly black, the pupils were blown out making her wonder what could affect a man like this.

scars, baggage, and worthlessness. But in his arms,

more than an ex-con.

As a human.

a … woman.

arms as her gaze darted between his

as your

brotherly about him at

body was strong and he cradled

his dark eyes crinkled at

a knowing grin, she realized

attracted to him. The way a

saw it.

phone rang and the moment

maybe she’d been saved by the bell,

felt about the whole ‘near kiss’

moment with him.

cooked up the intimate embrace and that she was reading too much into

other half of her felt… alive. Like her mind and body

attractive that she’d have to be dead to not respond to him in

rubbish next to the garbage can. The garbage truck is

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