He knew this was her weakness, so he kissed Ruby’s delicate neck. Her arms trembled slightly, struggling to match the tenderness of his touch.
"Jack, I can sleep with you as many times as you want, but I only have one heart. If you lose it, you can never get it back." She murmured softly, her voice as lazy as a cat's. "Jack, can I be your lover?"
The way she said it was so casual, as if she were merely commenting on the moon being bright in the sky. When Jack looked at her, despite Ruby’s attempts to hide it, he saw the unmistakable sadness and weariness deep in her eyes.
"No, baby," he rejected her again. "If you're trying to thank me for what I did for the kids, it's not necessary. I was just doing what needed to be done, that wasn’t really helping."
Ruby didn’t quite understand. She
