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.

he looped his arm around her waist, stopping

away.

was rushing to her head. When Jay was this close to

her was strong. She could feel

out making her

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

something more than an

As a human.

her gaze darted

your brother?” Jay

nothing brotherly about him at all.

and he cradled her

eyes crinkled at the corners and

in a knowing grin, she realized that he saw

was attracted to him. The way a woman wanted

he saw it.

the moment was

been saved by the bell, so

wasn’t sure how she felt about the

moment with him.

the intimate embrace and that she was reading

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

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

garbage can. The garbage truck is coming in a while,” Claire

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