Clara
My heart was beating too fast.
Too loud.
Too dangerous.
Especially with the way Reig was looking at me right now.
His hand was still dangerously close to the string tied around my hip while the ocean waves crashed softly behind us. The space between us felt smaller and smaller by the second.
And his eyes
God.
The way he looked at me made me feel completely exposed.
Not physically.
Emotionally.
Like he could see every single thing I was trying so hard to hide.
“Reig…” I whispered softly.
His gaze dropped toward my lips immediately.
My breath hitched.
Then slowly
very slowly
he leaned closer.
Close enough for me to feel his warm breath against my skin.
My heart nearly stopped.
Because for one terrifying second
I thought he was actually going to kiss me.
And the
