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lan seemed to think otherwise. He grasped Clara's chin firmly, his voice growing colder by the second. "Clara, can you really bring yourself to leave me here all alone? Have you thought about what I'll do after you go? Have you forgotten your promise that we'd stick together through thick and thin?"

The more he spoke, the more his heart ached. His eyes reddened with the effort to hold back tears. A mist of emotion clouded his eyes.

He bowed his head, his voice a low whisper. "Clara, please don't leave me, okay?"

He didn't wait for her to respond, capturing her soft lips in a kiss that was both aggressive and vengeful. The kiss left Clara gasping for air, nearly drowning in the intensity of his embrace.

lan gave her a moment to breathe, only to unexpectedly pry her lips apart and invade deeper into her mouth.

Clara was kissed senseless. Her body went limp with a mixture of weakness and desire. A soft moan escaped her throat involuntarily. "Ian."

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as she faced him. "Ian, stop being unreasonable, will you? I'm just packing up some things. Is that any reason to

and reached out to gently caress the reddened corner.

with just words, he bit down on her lip

shot through Clara, and she pounded

leave, I'll be even crazier. Don't believe me? Just

Clara or Casey, he sensed something was off with them. They must be hiding something from him.

"Check if Clara and Casey have booked any international flights lately. I need

turned to go downstairs for dinner. As she turned, her eyes couldn't help but well up. Her hands rested gently on

lan looked at Clara somewhat reluctantly. "There's a festival tomorrow

refuse but agreed readily. "Sure. It's late. You should