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She shivers slightly, and I shrug off my jacket and wrap it around her shoulders.

“It has been said before.”

I rest my arm on her shoulders and pull her in tight and tilting her face to mine, I waste no more words.

Kissing Clara is like coming home. She tastes like destiny, which is now my most favorite taste in the world.

I could kiss her all night and she is not complaining either and for some reason, this is enough. This is all we need because just being here with her, holding her in my arms, is more than I believed possible.

We kiss all night. Occasionally words get in the way, and I learn a lot about Clara and her so called privileged upbringing. It surprises me and hardens my heart because it appears that my princess isn’t so lucky after all.

She asks about my upbringing—my history and I hold nothing back. There are no secrets between us. I will hide nothing and as the first rays of the sun paint the night sky, the reflection in her eyes is accompanied by happiness.

“It’s beautiful.” She gasps as the sun rises like a majestic god from the horizon and in this moment, I have never been so happy.

Then her eyes dim and she sighs heavily.

“I should be getting home. Mom’s an early riser and Dad’s got an early meeting.”

I nod, hating the thought of spending any time apart, and she surprises me by hugging me tightly.

“Will I see you, um, today?”

“Of course.”

She grins. “I’m working the late shift at Joes. Will you be there?”

“Try keeping me away, princess.”

She leans in and kisses me softly and I wrap my hand around her head and deepen it with a desperation that reminds me we have unfinished business.

She pushes her hand against my chest and whispers against my lips, “You took me to your home. What was going to happen there?”

“It was your decision to make. I’ll make no secret of the fact I want you Clara, but in your own time. When you’re ready.”

“I was ready tonight.”

I rub my thumb against her lower lip and growl, “Now you tell me.”

I smile at her infectious giggle and she says coyly, “Then tonight it is.”

“Are you sure about that?”

“More than anything in my life. I want to be your first and I want you to be mine and we will share an experience that nobody can ever take away from us. Let’s not wait, let’s live for the moment because sometimes that is all you have.”

Before I can form a reply, she gasps. “How fast does this thing go?”

“You’ll regret asking that.”

I turn my back on her and start the engine, loving how her arms slip around my waist naturally and as we head back to herhome, I waste no time because if Clara isn’t home before her folks find she’s missing, there may not be a tonight after all.

CHAPTER 9

CLARA

When I wake the next morning, it’s with a broad smile on my face. Yesterday was the perfect day and I will never forget my eighteenth birthday because that was the day all my dreams came true.

I am no longer alone. I have Atom now and tonight cannot come soon enough for me.

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