Cornered by Jealousy

The clinic was separated from the restaurant next door by a narrow alley, a tight squeeze barely wide enough for one person. It was a shortcut few people ever used.

Kaelen dragged her into it, slamming her back against the brick wall.

He pinned her by the shoulder with one hand and used the other to grab her chin, forcing her face up.

The proximity was intoxicatingly intimate, and Clara's heart ha