of reindeer and green balloons {m}

Great thread! <3

His eyes lingered on her, tracing the contours of her noble face, her strong jaw, her enrapturing gaze, and remembering the stinging kisses her sharp teeth had left on his body. His belly still burned with the electric sensation of those kisses, his tongue still danced with the taste of her, the warmth of her body still suffused into him and gave him strength, a sense of power and masculinity.

But it was not to be. "We should," he conceded, stepping forward to touch his nose to her chin one last time. His eyes caught hers once more, and there was apology clear in them. He was sorry for what had happened, but he wasn't sorry for what it had revealed to her. He started to bid her goodbye, but in a way, that would have ended whatever had begun here and he didn't have the heart to do that. So, stepping away from her, he turned quietly and padded off into the sparse forest.