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POV: Clara.

My stomach tightened violently at the sudden, unwelcome sight of Derek. He didn’t answer my question immediately. Instead, he arrogantly pulled out the chair directly across from me at the small lounge table, settling into the plush cushions with a deeply smug, sickening familiarity. His openly lustful, greedy gaze slid over my body in a way that made my skin physically crawl. Staring