QUOTE : We should go,” he said gruffly, his face inscrutable.<br /><br />“Why?” Her heartbeat thundered. She gripped his arms tight to keep herself from twining her own about his neck. <br /><br />He lowered his mouth to her ear, brushing it with a feather-soft kiss. “It isn’t safe.”<br /><br />Her answering shiver had nothing to do with the cold. She had never stood so close to any man, had never fought the urge to press herself even closer.<br /><br />“What could happen?” she whispered.<br /><br />He cupped her face in his hands. “Anything.