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.

when she instinctively backed up, he looped his

away.

froze. It felt like all the blood in her body was rushing to her head. When

was strong. She could feel the

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

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

than an ex-con.

As a human.

a … woman.

her gaze darted between his eyes and

your brother?” Jay whispered.

was nothing brotherly about him at

and he cradled her like she

dark eyes crinkled

mouth turned up in a knowing grin, she realized that he saw straight through her.

The way

saw

phone rang and the

she’d been saved by the bell, so

she felt about the whole

moment with him.

her thought she’d cooked up the intimate embrace and that she was

her mind and body were coming back to life after years of being dormant.

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

sweep the rubbish next to the garbage can. The garbage

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