With a low growl, he turned away from me, reaching out to brace his hands on the railing. His fingers curved around the wood until it groaned. He bowed his head, back arching as he nearly snapped the railing in half. I stepped into him, wrapping my arms around his waist and resting my cheek against the warm expanse of his back. A few seconds crawled by before he released the railing and twisted, wrapping those powerful arms around me and crushing me to his chest.
