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 arm around her

away.

blood in her body was rushing to her head. When Jay was

could feel the thick muscles that he held

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

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

something more than an ex-con.

As a human.

a …

in his arms as her gaze darted between

as your brother?” Jay

nothing brotherly about him at all.

strong and he cradled

eyes crinkled at the

grin, she realized that he saw

The way a woman

saw

and the moment was

she’d been saved by the

how she felt

moment with him.

the intimate embrace and

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

she’d have to be dead to not respond to

rubbish next to the garbage can. The garbage

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