Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 565

Clara had been calling for half an hour, her voice nearly gone, but there was still no response from downstairs.

Frustrated, she pulled back.

Dylan's hand was still on her waist. When he saw how flushed and annoyed she looked, his eyes flickered and he turned away. "The bathroom's big enough. Just sit."

He wasn't wrong—the bathroom really was huge, with a couple of spots that almost looked comfortable enough to hang out in.

But honestly, who wanted to sit around in a bathroom?

Clara picked a random spot and sat down, leaning her back against the wall.

Dylan sat next to her, eyes closed.

The silence was unbearable. Clara had always felt awkward around Dylan, and now it was worse than ever.

The wedding ring on his hand was a constant reminder-they were married, whether she liked it or not.

She took a deep breath and quietly scooted a little farther away from him.

Dylan didn't react. He just sat there, silent and still.

Clara couldn't take the weird tension anymore. She slowly stood up, but her hand accidentally brushed the bathroom's light switch. Suddenly, the room went pitch black.

She reached out, trying to find the switch again, but then heard Dylan's voice- soft and frail. "Turn the light on."

His tone caught her off guard. He sounded so... weak.

and hurried to his side. She noticed a fine sheen of sweat on

wave of guilt hit her. Was

stopped herself. Instead, she grabbed a

holding it tight and staring deep

he slept. The night she'd barged into his room, all the lights had been on. Was he really afraid of

he'd been through, it was hard to believe he'd let himself have such an

didn't mean to. It was an

his head and slowly let go of

down beside him, but now she didn't dare

were opposites-one seemed to love the darkness, and the other couldn't stand

comfortable when Dylan's head suddenly dropped

surprised,

Vol

and from this angle, she could see his sharp nose

sweat on his nose with a tissue, then closed her own

creaked open. Clara had

Aiden standing in the doorway, looking

been rescued. For

she'd be trapped in

Dylan

Thank

god.

I've been calling

she suddenly realized

looked down-their fingers were laced together, way too