Page 58 of Rhaz's Redemption
“Ya-yep,” was all I could manage at the moment, but it would have to do.
Rhaz stepped even closer to me and let his arms rest on top of mine.
“I’m going to put you in a locked grip, and then I’m going to talk you through how to get out of it.”
“You’re going to talk me through it?” I asked, my voice barely above a whisper.
“Is that alright,” his ragged voice came out more gruff than usual, proving he was just as affected by this as I was.
“Yes, that’s fine,” I squeaked. It’d been so long since anyone had touched me like this. Even when I was back on earth I didn’t really date much so my experience was beyond limited.
Rhaz grunted his approval then clasped his hands together in front of me caging me in.
My knees buckled from the contact, and if it hadn’t been for Rhaz, I would have fallen to the ground.
“That’s a good strategy,” he complimented me as he set me back on my feet. “If you can slip out from under your opponent you should do so.”
“Thank you,” I replied not knowing whether I should be embarrassed or just roll with it. To hell with it. I’d take the compliment and let our lesson move forward.
“Now I want you to slide down again but this time move to the side.”
“Move to the side,” I confirmed out loud.
“Yes, it will make it harder for me to get you back into my grip if you’re out of reach.”
“Alright,” I pictured the movement in my head. It seemed easy enough, but Rhaz was made for this kind of stuff. I was just a former librarian with no athletic skills whatsoever.
“Are you ready?” he asked, his breath fanning onto my neck in the sexiest way possible.
“I think so,” I tentatively agreed.
“Okay, go ahead then,” Rhaz encouraged.
Here goes nothing… I tried to side step at the same time as I shimmed out of his grasp. I wasn’t fast enough to get away, but I did better than I thought I would.
Rhaz was able to catch me before I got out of reach and he promptly wrapped his arms around me again.
“Good, very good,” he purred in my ear. “I knew you’d be a fast learner.”
“Why is that?”
“Because you’re the smartest person in our dekes.”
“Oh, I don’t know about that.” I brushed his compliment aside.
“I do,” he replied. His words were firm and immovable. He’d said what he’d said, and he’d meant it.
“Let’s try it again. This time see if you can move away a little faster.”
I nodded my head and readied myself for action.
“Whenever you're ready,” he assured me.
I thought maybe the element of surprise would be on my side, so instead of nodding my head, I quickly moved down and away from his grasp. I got a little further this time, but he was still able to grab me and pull me back to his chest. His woodsy scent filled my nostrils and I liked the feels of his arms wrapped around me.
“Better, much better,” he congratulated me.
“Let’s do another round,” I suggested. I wanted more… He had a pull on me that I couldn’t explain, but I also didn’t want to fight against anymore.
