Trapped in the Dark

CLARA'S POV

His mouth was still claiming mine, raw and unforgiving, when the heavy thud of the front door shattered the quiet. Voices boomed through the cavernous foyer, bouncing off the vaulted ceilings and ripping straight through the haze of my desire. The heavy deadbolt clicked, and the polished oak door slammed shut with a finality that made my spine lock tight. My hands, which had been clut