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.

grinned at

had no idea what he found so funny. Clearing her throat, she mumbled, "No,

was just... zoning out."

to that silhouette she'd seen earlier. It

kind of warning. And after what the

her nerves were shot.

leaned in, resting his chin on her shoulder. "Will you come with me

the Ferguson family tomorrow?"

surprise. Her? Go

would probably

Let the old man get mad. He

on Dylan, blaming him for things he didn't

up. What kind of

making it impossible to focus. The

took a

started to say, but before she could finish, his lips

at the corner of her

could even

realized her lips were parted,

adrenaline

time, deepening the

hand sliding up her back

the back

holding her in place.

tried to protest,

between

her hesitation,

her lips and took

kissing and

one.

flustered. Heat rose up

the tips of her

curling away as if she could hide them. She

than to disappear

spinning as he finally let her go. "Come with me