Okay, that was never going to work on me. He had to have lost his mind. He must want us to die together so we could match to the gate of the otherworld together, right?
He approached me looking warmly sincere as he looked into my eyes. I almost shuddered under that soul-piercing gaze. I swallowed and tried to look away but I felt drawn beyond help.
"Please, don't kill me," I heard someone beg. That came from me? Pathetic! I was internally begging that thread not to snap.
His hand snaked around my waist and pulled me close against that warm chest. "You have the shield. It will tie your soul to this world so even if anyone tries to kill you, you will never be able to return home," he informed me nicely as he pulled me closer to him.
He leaned and kissed my cheeks. I swallowed back a soft moan. I swear, I tried. You need to believe me. I tried to get away from him but my body did not obey me. That thread was almost as thin as a strand of my hair.
