Chapter 1217

Serenity had an instinctive urge to break free from Jackson's embrace, but the more she struggled, the tighter he held her. Her scent filled his nose, and he savored it greedily. He kept her close in his arms, unwilling to ever let her go again now that he had finally held her. How much longer would she keep him under her spell like this? His rational restraint and resolve had all but been shattered so effortlessly the moment he met her! She was clearly the one in an awkward situation now, yet why did he feel completely defeated by her? Why did he even feel like he was about to… throw down his armor and surrender to her? And so, he held her like that for a long time, burying his face deep against her shoulder as if he intended to stay that way for the rest of his life. Serenity was stunned. She had thought that he despised her more than anyone in the world, that he was so disgusted by her that he never wanted to have anything to do with her again, so why was he hugging her like t