Chapter 114

The needle missed. Claire had just pulled her hand back when suddenly, his hand wrapped around hers—fingers weaving straight through hers, locking tightly together. Startled, Claire tried to jerk her hand away. Next second, she was yanked down. Still bent over, she lost her balance and ended up falling straight onto him. His firm, warm chest pressed against hers—full contact. Eyes wide in shock, she braced against his chest with one hand, trying to push up, forgetting the needle was still in her other hand. As she moved, it jabbed right into his chest. That offending hand was quickly caught. And just like that, she fell right back onto him. The whole thing sent her nerves into overdrive. She shouted for him to let go, and when he didn’t, she actually tried to stab his hand with the needle... until he got annoyed, flipped her, and pinned her underneath. “Trying to drain me of blood or something?” His low voice rolled out, raspy and gravelly. Julian’s eyes cracked open, still heavy with