Before I could even process his warning, my body was jerked violently backward.
Damon clamped his broad arms around my torso, pulling me flat against his towering frame like a heavy wall of solid muscle. He pinned me tightly against his chest, his grip so fierce and protective I could feel the deep, steady thudding of his heart echoing against my back. It felt as though he were building a human fortress around me, sealing me off from whatever lurked in the surrounding darkness.
Then, he lowered his head, pressing his lips directly onto the sensitive skin of my neck.
My whole body went stone-still, a sudden dizzying blur taking over my mind. *Wait... was all of this terrifying drama just some twisted, elaborate game? Is he putting on this entire dangerous show just to get me into bed?*
