Claudia kept her eyes wide open and didn't dare to blink, fearing that whatever was on her eyelashes might fall into her eye.

“What is it?"

Before she could finish her words, he covered her lips with his own.

Bennett pulled her into his arms as he kissed her. It was so unexpected that, for a moment, Claudia forgot how to react.

Inadvertently, her hand descended onto the piano, and the sharp cacophony of the keys disrupted the otherwise quiet room.