Claire POV
I knew I had to talk to him about it, sooner or later. If I wanted to make this work. Make us work. Saying that Victor wanted to take our relationship to the next level was an understatement. Since we got reunited, he was nothing but patient and understanding yet I could feel all the emotions he was keeping under the surface. The way he looks at me sometimes, like he would eat me alive but he had showed restraint again and again, respecting my unspoken boundaries. Boundaries that I wanted to break and let him in.
Only God knows how he makes me feel every time he touches me. The ache in my belly has calmed down while I was in his arms and I wondered if there was more to it than just numbing the pain. I stayed silent for a moment, pondering on the words. I kept looking at his
