Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick)
Chapter 3195

Chapter 3195

The Heart Wants What It Wants

Megan's self-conscious gaze darted around the room, focusing on anything but Jake. Her brain kept recalling the launch event and the feeling of the warm hand on her shoulder.

That small, simple touch had triggered something unknown inside of her.

"So did you, or didn't you?" Jake held her chin between his thumb and pointer finger, the smell of his cologne overpowering her as she stared at his handsome face up close, enraptured. Megan knew that this was a trap, but the dazed look in her eyes betrayed her true emotions.

"I did..."

Jake raised an eyebrow, absentmindedly moving his hand upwards to trace his fingers against her face. "Was it because you lied to me?"

Lied...?

Megan blinked owlishly, suddenly snapping back to reality. Goosebumps rose all over her skin; she'd nearly given into his hypnotic gaze and sold herself out.

"I never lied to you."

She pushed him away with arguably more force than needed, raising her chin high up in the air and huffing.

Why is he so insistent on catching me off-guard? And to think that he'd nearly succeeded!

"Is that so?" Jake looked calm and threw her a casual reply.

He scanned the room they were in, sitting himself down on the bed and patting the empty spot next to him. "Come here. Tell me, what did you and Jonas talk about?"

Jake was never one for niceties or polite introductions; instead, he preferred to order people around. Due to this, Megan felt the uncontrollable urge to oppose him.

She forced a blank expression onto her face, scoffing coldly. "I haven't signed the contract with Sky Entertainment yet, which means you're not the boss of me. Why should I tell you anything? And even if you want answers, you should be asking Jonas, not me. I don't know you that well."

Jake wondered if she thought that the "I don't know you that well" phrase was all she needed to dismiss their relationship with each other. Brushing it off, he licked at his lips and wrapped one arm around Megan's waist, pulling her closer to him.

There was barely a hair's breadth of distance in between them, and Megan could feel his every breath brushing against her face. His intense stare made her blush all the way to the tips of her ears. Satisfied with her flustered reaction, Jake narrowed his eyes ever so slightly and leaned in. Megan vaguely registered that he was saying something in a deep, husky voice, but couldn't focus on anything else except the movement of his Adam's apple.

"If you are really Megan, then your life is mine to own. We have all the time in the world to get to know each other."

I want to wipe that smug grin off his face. Megan gritted her teeth in frustration, but couldn't deny the fact that her heart had skipped a beat. The man was just too damn attractive for his own good.

"I am really Megan, but I have no intention of getting to know you."

She scrambled away from him, knowing that she wouldn't be able to resist the temptation if she remained that close to him for a second longer.

However, Jake had no intention of letting her off the hook so easily.

"If you don't want to get to know me, then would you prefer getting closer to Jonas instead?" He raised an eyebrow.

Megan read between the lines and gave him a sidelong glance.

So, he even beats around the bush sometimes.

"Not at all. I don't plan on getting close with either of you. I haven't even begun to understand why you care whether I'm Megan or not, and why you showed me those pictures."

Something flashed through the depths of Jake's eyes. "That is none of your business," he drawled out, running a hand through his hair. "All you need to remember is that if you are Megan, you belong to me. And if you aren't Megan, I hope you know that there are consequences for lying to me."

A veiled threat. Megan clenched her jaw, contemplating belatedly if she'd snuck into the lion's den.