Of course he was tough! And mean! At least that was the way most people saw him. He wasn't sure he wanted her to know that she had such a great effect on him... He didn't know if that was a good idea. He let out a dark growl.

“Yes, yes. You can growl all you want, big bad man.” Kelly added playfully. 

Mocking him, was she?

“You want big and bad? I’ll give you big and bad.” he said, like she had challenged him. 

With a determined gait, Dimitri carried her into his bedroom and dropped her onto the bed. She propped herself up on her elbows and dragged...