“Should I be concerned?” I asked, jokingly, in an attempt to lighten the mood. “You really did intend to smite me, didn’t you? But you’re stealing me away to some even more remote corner of your territory to do it.” I felt his chest vibrate with a suppressed laugh. “You’ve caught on to me. Nothing gets by you, does it?” He pressed a kiss to my ear with the words, and I shivered.
