Chapter 106

He seems overwhelmed, emotions going crazy as he keeps pulling my face to his, too close for this to be innocent. His forehead against mine, his hands in my hair and around my throat gently, checking me for wounds, checking that I’m breathing. He’s uncontrolled, losing all normal Arry restraint, and still wired.

It’s a fight to try and rein him in. Cool his hands on me and how he keeps bringing my mouth close to his to share air, his nose pressed into my face as though he needs my face against his to calm down. His hands bury themselves in the underside of my hair over my ears, crouching slightly, so I’m between his thighs. Pelvis to pelvis, so he’s at my height as he assures himself that I’m not damaged. It’s intimate, even with his frantic behavior.

If I weren’t stuck in the bristling mode of ‘don’t touch me’ from what just happened, I would enjoy this a little too much, but I’m just suffocated. Stuck in defensive mode and not wanting anyone to touch me, even him.