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

away.

all the blood in her body was rushing to her head.

was strong. She could feel the thick muscles

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

and worthlessness. But in his arms, she didn’t

more than an ex-con.

As a human.

a … woman.

there, suspended in his arms as her gaze darted between his eyes

see me as your brother?” Jay

was nothing brotherly about him

body was strong and he cradled her like she was something precious.

eyes crinkled

grin, she realized that he saw

attracted to him. The way a woman wanted

he saw it.

rang and the moment was shattered.

she’d been saved by the bell, so to

sure how she felt about the whole ‘near kiss’

moment with him.

intimate embrace and that she was reading too

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

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

sweep the rubbish next to the garbage can. The garbage

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