Chapter 56.
Clara's Pov:
I felt Maxwell’s lips on mine… warm… slow… hungry in that way that always made my heart shake. His hands moved over my skin like he already knew every part of me, like he had memorized the exact way I liked to be touched. I let myself melt into it, my breath catching as his mouth trailed down my neck. Every part of me tightened with pleasure… rising… rising… building like a wave I could not hold back.
His voice whispered my name… soft… deep… full of need.
And then I came… my whole body shaking… my fingers curling into him as the pleasure pulled me apart in the sweetest way.
But when I opened my eyes… he was gone.
The warmth disappeared. The room was quiet. And I realized…
It was only a dream.
I lay there for a moment, staring at the ceiling, letting the d
