She felt as though she had committed something shameful and impure.

On their journey back, Claudia feigned slumber.

Upon parking the car, Bennett gallantly scooped her up.

Within his embrace, her delicate eyelashes fluttered ever so slightly. Bennett opted not to unveil her charade, instead proceeding directly upstairs to the opulent master bedroom.

It wasn't until Claudia found herself nestled on the bed that the realization dawned upon her: tonight, she would share this very bed with Bennett!