Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 343

Clara didn't even look back as she walked away.

Simon stood there for what felt like forever, and by the time he finally stepped outside, Clara had vanished completely.

He drove home in a fog, not paying any attention to the road, and before he knew it, he'd crashed his car into the river. As icy water surged into the car, his first instinct wasn't to save himself-it was to call Clara. Memories of their good times flooded his mind, overwhelming him with regret.

He remembered how he had tried to explain that his first time with Quinn was a mistake, but Clara had hit him with the hard truth: "What about all the times after that?"

He had no real answer back then. His attitude was careless-if it happened once, why not again? Plus, in his mind, Clara loved him enough to forgive anything. He always thought that no matter how badly he messed up, she'd always be there waiting.

memory coming. Or her warming up

kicking himself for

his voice cracked. "Clara, I'm

took a deep breath.

serious, I'm really

and do it,

caused her earlier at the hotel in front of Dylan. She'd told him

stunned, disbelief swirling in his head. "What did you

the strength in his voice, Clara knew

chest by then, and a desperate urge to survive pushed him to the back seat. He kicked out a window and swam