“Where have you been!?” He suddenly tugged me up—hard.
I landed half on his chest my eyes as wide as saucers. He sounded desperate, I almost fell for it too. His burning red eyes snapped me back to reality.
“That’s not important.” I tried pushing against his chest but he wouldn’t release his hold on me, one hand grasping my wrist the other wrapped tightly around my waist. My struggling was met by a growl making me freeze.
“One month—and no one would tell me anything.” He sounded furious but his eyes betrayed his fear. “I thought—I thought something had happened to you.”
“It did.” I didn’t know how to break the whole monster-hunting-me-to-kill-me thing so I opted for the (surprisingly) less chaotic choice. “I’m—I am—um how should I say this…” It occurred to me then that lying halfway o
