"Uh, what are you doing?" I wrapped an arm around the back of his head, not to hold on exactly, but to brace myself in case he dropped me.

He stopped and pressed a kiss to my inner elbow at the side of his face. "Let go, Hadley. I've got you."

He had me, all right, in more ways than he knew, and that made this all the more terrifying. Exhilarating. Both at the same time.

I dropped my arm and smiled up at him, my heart thundering. "This is ...