Never Late, Never Away

Chapter 3322 Shoreline

Megan was taken aback momentarily when she heard that. She drooped her head. The feeling that accompanied the wind now was that of loneliness.

She gazed sidelong at Jake’s profile. “Are you in such a hurry?”

The brevity of this one night could not make up for the countless days in which they were apart. But he had work commitments, and she had previously maligned him…

Megan bit her lip, unwilling to indulge herself in any more willful utterances.

“Yeah. It’s probably going to be like this for the rest of the month. Lots of stuff that needed to be attended to in the company recently.”

Jake drove them to a stop by a beach. He turned to regard the low-spirited Megan while the sound of the waves reverberated in his ears.

“You’re obviously busy; yet, you tried to make time to come and see me. The way I misconstrued your intentions must have been hurtful.”

Megan opened the door and alighted alongside Jake. They walked in stride while the headlights behind cast off the darkness and shone the path ahead for them.

thrust it into his pocket. Beneath his

he was always domineering and obstinate, eager to flaunt the he wielded over her while being

shoreline, Jake showed that he had a

was not anger that I felt, but hurt.

Megan beside him, and the warmth inside the palm of his hand felt

before her was perfection manifested. Now that the better angels of his nature had revealed themselves, there was no way Megan would be able to resist his

was an unwelcome

to free the hand which Jake held fast to, and exhaled upon her lack

for her to really take the next step in deepening

Megan tilted her head away coyly. There was

paused and faced her body toward him, his amber eyes caught

close to her ear and whispered frivolously,

and mysterious, Megan discovered that he

I’ve nothing to be

as Megan tried to hide her shame by turning her gaze away to either side or by backing off, Jake had already intercepted her