“The heat of the bread burned into my skin, but I clutched it tighter, clinging to life.”
“I am brother to dragons, and companion to owls. My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.”
“But as his warmth soaks into me, and he hugs me tighter, I find myself hoping he'll never let go. I close my eyes and press my cheek against his, skin on skin.”
“If a man has so much heat he burns your skin when he touches you, he's the devil. Run away”
“I clutched at his shoulders, raising up on my tiptoes, and kissed him with everything I had in me. As the kiss deepened, we held each other tighter, so I didn't know if the pounding heartbeat I felt was mine or his.”
“An audible gasp went up from a nearby clutch of women whose fashion sense bound their thinking tighter than a whalebone corset.”