Meeting The Family

My heart thundered in my chest throughout. It had happened so fast that by the time I came to my senses, I was flustered and at the same time, severely uncomfortable to be breathing the same air as him. 

He opened the door and walked out into the hallway. I released my hands, just realising the proximity of our faces—mine was buried in his neck. As I let go of him, I tipped backwards, losing my balance.  My hands flew up to steady myself before lashing out once more to snare them around his neck.

I stilled as a chill ran through me, straight from him. It didn't take long for me to notice that my arms were numb. No ice coated them, but the odd paleness of the skin around my hands and arms indicated that they were frozen. I couldn't even take them off if I tried. 

He glowered down at me and my heart stopped. "Do that again and I will drop you without hesitation."