Table Manners

Clara

I looked at Darius for a moment, my heart pounding so hard in my chest.

I swallowed, but my throat was painfully dry.

Oh my God. This man.

This was exactly why I didn’t want to sit beside him. It wasn’t because I was afraid of him. I wasn’t scared of Darius anymore, but I was still nervous around him. Anytime I stayed too close, my heart raced, my skin warmed, and my thoughts dissolved int