Loretta should’ve been alarmed when his calloused hand was brought up to her throat, and frightened when his fingers wrapped around her throat. But her posture never changed, it remained leaned back against Erebus and her thumb continued to gently play with his hand. She didn’t miss a beat.<br/><br/>Her eyes found his easily, as he was already staring at her, calculating his next move. And she was doing the same. “<b>Don’t ask questions you don’t want answers to,</b>” she advised him, keeping his gaze a full few seconds before flickering to his lips. She leaned in towards him, in spite of how he held her neck, and paused just millimeters from his skin. “<b>So, what do you really want?</b>”