Chapter 64.
Clara’s Pov.
When we arrived at the airport, cars were already waiting for us. The air smelled different here… heavier… like reality pressing itself back onto my shoulders.
“I should head home…” I began, but before I could finish, Maxwell gripped my hand gently but firmly.
My breath hitched and I stilled gently, staring at my wrist, then back at him.
“No… sunshine… you should stay with me.”
My brows pulled together. Staying with him?
“Maxwell…”
“For safety purposes,” he added softly.
I stood still, my heart racing with so many thoughts. I didn’t want to drag him further into this mess. I didn’t want him fighting battles that were mine to face. But he had a point… and a soft, quiet way of making that point known. I want to decline, at least, just because I really do
