Chapter 89

Grace tried so hard to control the direction of her thoughts. She had been the one to call him brother, to relegate him to such a role. Why would she think he would want to kiss her? Why would someone so handsome and so valiant want her in such a way?

“Do you want me to move?” he asked with his lips a hair’s breadth away from hers.

Was he asking her to move toward her or away? And what if this wasn’t what he wanted? Would that ruin everything

between them?

“Hmm,” he murmured and it was as if the vibration crossed the short distance between them. She felt it. And her whole body hummed with it. “You don’t know what you want.” He shrugged and stepped away.

Sensing she’d offended him in some way, she tried to explain, “It, uh, feels weird standing too close,” Grace said. And it was true. After the last few years, she had not been intimate with anyone. She’d kept everyone at a distance. Having him so close to her… it unnerved her.

“All right then,” Jason said easily and removed his hand. He

took a step back and tidied up the things on the table.

She let out a sigh of relief and stroked her own cheeks, which

felt warm.

“By the way, Sister, just now when we were standing that close, did you want to kiss me?” he asked unexpectedly,

stunning her.

Grace blinked owlishly and blushed. Had he read her mind? Was he gauging her reaction because he’d felt it too?

“Uh,” she sputtered.

“Is it a very hard question to answer?” he asked with a slightly

arched brow.

of

it were you, I would allow it,” he replied, cutting off her sentence. “I don’t like

would be

into the room through

and landed on

she’d ever wanted or needed.

was he admitting that he wanted her

kiss?

to her mouth, and touching her lips, they felt swollen, overly sensitive. As if just thinking about his mouth on hers had made her body physically anticipate it.

was good. She shouldn’t risk their relationship by talking about kisses. But the words stuck in her throat and as she continued to stare

herself nodding at what he’d

through her phone, coming across news relating to Zoe. The news stated that Zoe had been brought to the hospital late last night. She had allegedly offended someone who had ordered one of her legs to be fractured.

guarantee that there would

if Zoe would be absent from the

the Stevens and

held in several

published

offended. However,

was vague

on it. The reporter also went on to

to the police, which some speculated to mean that they accepted

person who Zoe had offended was from a more influential background than the Stevens Family. Which was really saying something, because everyone knew the Stevens Family was

running on multiple sites. Then she unconsciously raised her head to glance at Jay. When she was injured, he’d said

couldn’t believe that Zoe would actually face

consequences.

had leaked the photos from her ride in the ambulance

coincidence? Or perhaps…

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