Summon a Demon

"You are crazy." Belle countered, trying to avoid answering his question, and forget the fact that he still held her so close which allowed great leverage to feel the tautness of his abs.

Her eyes stared defiantly at him.

"I have been called worst." He answered. When he found her eyes lowering a tad bit, he tipped her chin so she had no choice but to meet his gaze.

He allowed his fingers to easily slide away a stray strand of hair behind her ear, but he didn't stop there. He ran his finger down the side of her neck, and he could hear her heart quicken as a response to his action.

"Do you know that the more excited or scared a person is, the more blood that runs through those thin veins?" His hand wrapped loosely around her neck

"And what makes you think that I am either?" She questioned boldly but her jagged intake of breath gave away her true emotion.

"I never said that; did I now?" He teased.