"I had this necklace commissioned when I took this case and never meant to use it if I didn’t have to. The git’s arm pulled it off my neck when he collapsed." Still shaking from the adrenaline, he invaded her space and lifted her chin to better view the cut on her neck. Spanning his other hand against the slope of her throat, he dragged his thumb below the injury. He saw goose pimples erupt over her skin and he looked into her eyes.