Carefully, Loki untangled her hold on his shirt so that he could remove it. He saw not where it landed when he threw it behind him. His skin warmed seeing the way Hermione hungrily watched him. Briefly, he stood to kick off his boots and slide out of his trousers, leaving him naked before his lover. With ease, he crawled back onto the bed and captured her lips once more. This time there was more hunger in the kiss, a furiousness that needed to be dealt with.