“Are you sleeping?"

His resonating voice echoed in the room, and Claudia tried to persuade herself that she couldn't hear anything.

ALL of a sudden, she felt a ticklish sensation on her face, almost coaxing her to open her eyes instinctively.

It wasn't long before she realized it was his finger tracing her cheek. The soft, warm trail left by his fingertip made her squirm.

"So, if you're asleep, you wouldn't know if I planted a kiss on you."