Penelope flinched visibly at his loud tone, standing up from the bed.

She didn't say anything, staring back at him with those crystal blue eyes of hers that had managed to haunt his thoughts for the last hours.

She parted her lips to say something but was instead greeted with Astride large hand on her neck, again.

She was quickly against the wall, his hand on her throat and the other on her waist, thanks to his superhuman speed. She felt the tingles that were rather too quick to erupt. Astride leaned in closer, so close that their noses briefly collided, and she could taste his breath on her lips....