I didn’t know I’d backed away until his hand circled my waist pulled me forward. He bent his back just enough to have his face right up to mine. You must stay close now.” He had a voice that I couldn’t understand. If I hadn’t seen his lips move, I would have thought it was the rumble of thunder in the distance. Between that, his eyes and his hand sending scorching sensations down my back, my mind skipped the reason I ended up off the ground and in his hands.