CHAPTER SIXTY NINE

She pulled back to meet a very stunned-looking Eric. She felt conflicted especially as Ria kept on stamping around in circles in her head showing her displeasure.

Stop, Claude he’s not your mate! Ria kept shouting and Claude felt like shouting, “And when has that stopped anybody?” back at her, thinking about Denver and Victoria but she managed to stop herself. But apart from Ria’s nagging, there was also the fact that she hadn’t really felt anything when she kissed Eric. The pull she had been feeling before although still there, wasn’t as strong as before.

She faced Eric again who still looked very dumbfounded and a warm blush covered her cheeks. “I’m sorry about that.” She said, scratching her head.

“Um…” He shook his head as though trying to clear his thoughts. “You know how I feel about you, Claude. Doing that could really mess me up if you don’t reciprocate.” He said biting his lip like that was quite hard for him to say although the seriousness in his eyes was clear and Claude co