It wasn't a request but it wasn't a command either. Her eyes flashed and before she could protest or outright refuse him, he pulled her to the dance floor. A dreamy slow song was going on, which gave him the perfect excuse to hold her as he longed to. It didn't matter if it would have been a fast song. Nothing was going to stop him from touching her and seducing her as he wanted to tonight.
Pulling her close in his arms, he splayed his fingers on her waist. She held herself woodenly to maintain a proper distance. But he wasn't having any of that.
"You're... bewitching tonight. Like to live dangerously, don't you Catriona?"
She looked up to face him with the blaze of battle in her eyes and he maneuvered her into a more manageable position. Bringing her closer, Alex idly traced maddening little circles along her waist.
"Is there any other way?"
