Claire

What was happening?

Claire stared at Axel as he walked from the library door, leaving her inside where she assumed he thought she was safe. That touch … it'd sent fire down to her toes. Nothing about Axel had ever made her feel wanted, or cared for, and he swooped in and changed everything.

Had he even meant to touch her? On reflex, she jumped away from him because on the very few occasions when he touched her before, it didn't feel like that.

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