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Chapter 33 - Claire’s POV

Author: Anney GW
last update publish date: 2025-12-15 18:33:01

I didn’t realize I was holding my breath until after I’d slammed the door shut. The aftershocks seemed to vibrate through my apartment, and through my body, too. My lips still tingled from Derek’s kiss. His passionate, desperate kiss that I definitely did not ask for and certainly didn’t want.

“Are you sure about that?” whispered a voice deep in my heart.

My mind, and my body, kept replaying the scene. His violent embrace, the feverish intensity of his kiss.

What did he think he was doing?

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