He touched her jaw and then dropped his hand to her neck, wrapping his fingers around her throat, holding her still. He pressed his forehead against her temple. She tried to tilt her head away, but he held her still. She brought her hands up to push him away, but he was immovable.
"What... what are you doing?" she asked shakily.
She could barely speak after his declaration. It terrified her, but made her feel hot and uncertain at the same time. She wasn't into the things he described. But- her body reacted nonetheless.
He didn't answer at first, his nose and lips making a path from her hair to her ear and further toward her cheekbone. She gasped at the intimacy. Shivers spread across her skin where his lips and beard caressed her. The feel of his skin was so gentle in comparison to th
