Never Late, Never Away

Chapter 3195

The Heart Wants What It Wants

Megan’s self-conscious gaze darted around the room, focusing on anything but Jake. Her brain kept recalling the launch event and the feeling of the warm hand on her shoulder.

That small, simple touch had triggered something unknown inside of her.

“So did you, or didn’t you?” Jake held her chin between his thumb and pointer finger, the smell of his cologne overpowering her as she stared at his handsome face up close, enraptured. Megan knew that this was a trap, but the dazed look in her eyes betrayed her true emotions.

“I did…”

Jake raised an eyebrow, absentmindedly moving his hand upwards to trace his fingers against her face. “Was it because you lied to me?”

Lied…?

over her skin; she’d nearly given into his hypnotic gaze

never lied to

needed, raising

he so insistent on catching me off-guard?

so?” Jake looked calm and threw her a casual

bed and patting the empty spot next to him. “Come here. Tell

one for niceties or polite introductions; instead, he preferred to order people around. Due to this, Megan felt the uncontrollable urge to oppose

of me. Why should I tell you anything? And even if you want

“I don’t know you that well” phrase was all she needed to dismiss their relationship with each other. Brushing

and Megan could feel his every breath brushing against her

with her flustered reaction, Jake narrowed his eyes ever so slightly and leaned in. Megan vaguely registered that he was saying something in a

is mine to own. We have

her teeth in frustration, but couldn’t deny the fact that her heart had

but I have no intention