A sudden panic gripped Seth Quinn. 'Was the choice I gave her too difficult? Did I put her in an impossible position?'
He had just told Rowan Linden with utter indifference that it didn't matter if she hated him. He would stop at nothing to get what he wanted.
And yet now, her tears were actually causing his resolve to crack.
...
Clara Grant ran into the bathroom and leaned against the closed door. Her heart was still pounding erratically. THUMP-THUMP. She reached up to touch her face and was surprised to find it burning hot.
She walked over to the sink, turned on the faucet, and splashed a handful of cold water onto her face.
Once her face felt cooler, Clara Grant turned off the faucet.
Looking up at her reflection in the mirror, she felt a surge of irritation. 'What is wrong with me? That beast actually kissed me again. Shouldn't I have slapped him?'
'Why did I just stammer out a question and run away? And I even said it without an ounce of conviction!'
