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.

like all the blood in her body was rushing to her

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

blown out making her wonder what could

scars, baggage, and worthlessness. But in his arms,

something more than an

As a human.

a …

his arms as her

see me as your brother?” Jay

brotherly about him at

he cradled her like she was something

his dark eyes crinkled at the

knowing grin, she realized

him. The way a woman wanted

he saw

and the moment was shattered.

been saved by the

sure how she felt about the whole

moment with him.

embrace

Like her mind and body were coming back to life after years of being

was so attractive that she’d have to be dead to not respond to him in some

rubbish next to the garbage can. The garbage truck is coming in a

was jolted from the memory. “All right,” Grace said.

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