sive, but Clare felt like she w
slow burn. It was a ragin
mind was crumbling piece by piece. She writhed o
a noose. She grabbed the lapels of Aurthur's coat and ripped t
erked his eyes away from her
e commanded. His
ne didn't sober her. It acte
nding relief, Clare's body sought th
ainst his side, pressing her burning cheek directly
tire body tu
burying his obsession, eight years of forced distance, w
s fingers dug into her flesh
ut, his voice turnin
scent of cedar filled her lungs. It dragged a memory up
assy with unshed tears. She sta
u leave?" s
He stared down at her. He couldn't tell her the truth. He cou
tched out, heavy
as an answer. It was re
e of grief mixed with
d the front of his shirt and
a collision. It was desperate, a
brain shor
had built shat
hair. He took control of the kiss, turning it from a clumsy assault into a bru
orce of his response terrified her. A tiny
against his chest and
opposite door, panting h
bbed, confusion and s
. "Stop the car! Let me out! I would rather find
the car ins
urthur's sanity together snapp
ndom
keep her pure and safe, and she wanted to
ng them together with one massive hand. His grip was pa
through his teeth. The w
slammed his hand agai
ur barked at the driver.
on," the drive
are cried out, strugglin
ouse," Au
right turn, abandoning
king her limbs heavy and useless. She couldn't fight him. She was trapped in
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