Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 768

After dinner, she wandered outside for a bit, played with MiloBuddy until he got

tired, then headed upstairs to get ready for bed.

Dylan was actually behaving himself tonight. He sat by the window, reading a

comic book. When he noticed her walk in, he quietly put his comic away and went

off to wash up.

Clara bent down and picked up the comic he'd left on the floor. She flipped

through a few pages, pausing when she spotted handwriting that looked almost

like hers—except it was way too childish.

She frowned, standing there, lost in thought for a moment. When Dylan came out

of the bathroom, she finally went to take her own shower.

Afterwards, wrapped in her robe, she opened her laptop and started working

through a stack of Ferguson Corporation files. She must have been staring at the

screen too long, because suddenly, Dylan's voice was right beside her.

"Something wrong?" he asked.

She startled, turning to answer, but he was so close that her lips brushed his

cheek.

His lashes lowered, eyes dropping to her mouth.

Realizing where this was headed, she quickly turned away, pushing him back a

little.

just grinned

had no idea what he found so

was just... zoning out."

drifting back to that silhouette she'd seen earlier.

some kind of warning.

her nerves were shot.

chin on her shoulder.

the Ferguson family tomorrow?"

surprise. Her? Go with

probably lose

not? Let the old man get mad. He was

blaming him for things he didn't do and hoping he'd

What kind of father

bubbled up again, making it impossible to focus. The words on her

She took

to say, but before she could finish, his

right at the corner of

froze. Before she could even react,

parted, and he took

rush of adrenaline

no time, deepening

hand sliding up her back

the back

holding her in place.

tried to protest,

wedged between

sensed her hesitation,

let go of her

and nibbling

one.

than just flustered.

way to the

trembled, curling away as if she could hide them.

to disappear under

spinning as he finally let her go. "Come with