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.

Her face flushed red, and when she instinctively backed up, he looped his arm around her waist, stopping her from moving

away.

froze. It felt like all the blood in her body was rushing to her head. When Jay was this close to her, she

arm wrapped around her was strong. She could feel the thick muscles that he held in

blown out making her wonder what could affect a man

worthlessness. But in

more than

As a human.

a …

his arms as her gaze darted between

me as your brother?” Jay

was nothing brotherly about

and he cradled her like she was

When his dark eyes crinkled at the corners

in a knowing grin, she realized that he saw

attracted to him. The way a woman wanted a man.

he saw it.

the moment

by the bell, so to speak.

felt about

moment with him.

thought she’d cooked up the intimate embrace and that

mind and body were coming back to life after

He was so attractive that she’d

please sweep the rubbish next to the garbage can. The garbage truck is coming in a while,”

she was jolted from the memory. “All right,”

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