Chapter 74

Clara's POV

He pressed his lips against mine. At first, I was shocked, but I found myself responding.

Initially, it started as passionate and slow, but things quickly escalated as we became possessive and demanding as we fought for dominance.

My arms instinctively moved to his neck as I held him for support. I felt his hand travel across my lower back.

The world could have been on fire, but I didn't care.

It was a while until I finally pulled away as we both breathed heavily.

I felt his eyes on me, which lowered again to my lips. I noticed how he playfully bit his lower lip. I thought he would kiss me again, but he pulled away.

"You should be ashamed of yourself. You didn't even wait to take me out on a proper date first before you jumped in and kissed me. You could have at least tried to wine and dine me first. You couldn't wait to get your hands on me, could you?" He joked.

"Hey, you kissed me first." I protested. I slapped his chest playfully, taking a step back. "Besides, maybe if