There were probably only two people who could ever bamboozle Pandora Montgomery's wards, and that would be her daughter and her goddaughter. She felt the jump of his pulse under her fingers, and it made her laugh deep in her throat, genuine amusement. Aldrich was a good guy, and it just felt good to know that it was so even in moments like this, when she had genuinely startled him. Many men would still have an anger response.
"I would have thought you'd already know not to do that," she replied, her fingers gently tapping his throat. Her eyes crinkled ever so slightly, genuinely amused as she teased him. "I would be a very, very bad enemy to have." And that was absolutely true, even if right now she was speaking light heartedly. She could be dangerous, lethal even, though she hadn't yet had to kill anyone, and hoped it would not come to that. But oh, she could definitely tease about it.