Chapter thirty-seven

JASMIN€

A still moment passed between us, as we held an intense stare of each other’s eyes.

“Its really you…” relief sparkled in his eyes as they searched my entire face.

“Fuck…” without warning, he pulled me into a squashing hug.

“I'm sorry..” he breathed exasperatedly over my hair, patting down on it, while hugging me so close, so tight, as his masculine scent enveloped my senses.

I was numb to his reaction, even as I could feel his heart beat against mine, until a tear drop threatened to slip through me at the surge of emotions swirling up within.

I struggled to keep the tears at bay as I eventually loosened up in his embrace.

I couldn't even remember the last time he held me this way but I do know how much I’ve longed to hear him say the word, I'm sorry ever since that fateful day, everything went downhill.

Yet now, remembering John doe's message and threat from a few days ago, a feeling of dread enveloped me.

Since that meeting, I had only resorted to drilling my brain to