Chapter 154

“Lorey?” Colton’s tone drops completely, a breathy whisper as I jump back and stare wide-eyed and lost for words. We just sort of stand and look at each other for a heavy and lengthy, loaded second, so much translating at the moment, and then he lurches forward, partially shadowed out, so I can’t make out his face perfectly. He grabs me by the wrist and yanks me to him forcefully. I don’t have time to react, or recoil, because all I get is a flash of glowing amber eyes appearing on that darkened face. Then I’m wrapped in strong arms and molded to a hard, hot body that makes me feel small and precious—wrapped up tight, unable to resist the way he lassos me. He knocks the wind out of me with the intensity of his embrace, hugging me in entirely and burying his face in the crook of my neck, snugly united and highlighting how perfectly we fit together. He squeezes almost all the air from me with the force of his hug, not a single part of me that’s not pressed to him. His breath tickles and