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.

was rushing to her head. When Jay was this

strong. She could feel the thick muscles that he held in check.

making her wonder what could affect a man

and worthlessness. But in

more than an ex-con.

As a human.

arms as her gaze

as your brother?” Jay

nothing brotherly about him at

and he cradled her like she

When his dark eyes crinkled at the corners

she realized that

to him. The way a

saw

the moment

by

sure how she felt about the whole ‘near kiss’

moment with him.

intimate embrace and that she was reading too much

half of her felt… alive. Like her mind and body were coming back to life

just his good looks. He was so attractive that she’d have to be

can. The

she was jolted from the memory. “All

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