A Bold Offer

Clara

I looked down at the food first, trying to gather my thoughts, then lifted my eyes to Darius. He was sitting across from me with a calmness that somehow made me even more tense.

His posture was relaxed, his long fingers wrapped around a mug, but those cold hazel eyes were fixed entirely on me. He hadn’t looked away since I stepped into the kitchen, and that alone was enough to make the back