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.

she instinctively backed up, he looped his arm

away.

body was rushing to her head. When

arm wrapped around her was strong. She could feel the thick muscles

were nearly black, the pupils were blown out making her wonder what could

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

than an ex-con.

As a human.

… woman.

suspended in his arms as her gaze darted between

as your brother?” Jay whispered.

There was nothing brotherly about

he cradled her like she was something

his dark eyes crinkled at the corners and

she realized that he saw straight through

way a woman

he saw

the moment was shattered.

saved by

she felt about

moment with him.

of her thought she’d cooked up the intimate embrace and that she was reading too much into

and body were coming back to life after years of being

she’d

can. The garbage truck is

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