Page 19 of Under His Guard

Clara

Luke Shaw is kissing me, and it is sinfully good.

His lips are soft, light stubble surrounding them, and his tongue explores me so thoroughly my mind starts conjuring up images of him using it in other places.

Oh, no. That’s not…Nope. I need to end this.

I have to fight against my own body to pull back from Luke. He’s just so tall, so all-consuming, and my heart hammers against my sternum.

Panic, pure and simple, takes over everything, and I dip away, grabbing my medical bag and heading straight for the door.

“Clara! Wait!”

I can hear Luke call from behind me, but I can’t turn around. If I do, I’ll never get out of here.

“No, Luke. Mr. Shaw.” I fling the door open. “We can’t. I’ll be fine. Just…don’t follow me.”

Because I know that would end me, too.

If I got to my car and Luke was still there, on my trail like a bloodhound, I’d give in.

I know it.

I practically run down the short hall for the elevator. I can still hear Luke calling after me, so I jump inside and press whatever button is closest to my hand.

When the elevator dings, I quickly realize that it’s not on the basement level because the hallway it leads to is lined with doors on either side.

Deciding this is a happy accident, I step out, running down the straight hall toward a door at the far end.

Sure enough, it leads to a stairwell, and I hurry down the steps to the garage.

Luke won’t expect me to be coming from here, so even if he did follow me down, I’d be on the wrong side.

Crossing through the parking garage in a hurry, I find my car in the visitor’s section and jump inside. Firing up the ignition, I waste no time throwing it into reverse and then drive, getting the hell out of there.

“You kissed him. You fucking kissed him!”

I scream at myself like it’s actually going to do anything, but I’m not surprised when it doesn’t.

Warmth still clings to my lips where Luke claimed them so completely. It worms through my entire body because he’s gotten under my skin in every possible way.

I’ve never had a problem staying away from patients or literally anyone else, for that matter. I don’t know why I can’t do it with him.

Except, you just can’t.

Not wanting to think like this, I flick on the radio as I drive across town back to my apartment.

Still, I’m aware it’s true. Luke does something to me. It’s an odd pull that makes me ache to even just be near him.

Laughing through my nose in an unladylike snort, I realize how much it reminds me of teenage crushes.

The way I was so intimately aware of my heart beating in my chest, the way my entire body hummed because of some boy.

Luke is not a boy in any way, shape, or form.

He’s all man. A muscular, tall, and handsome man.

“Stop it. You cannot think like that!”

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