"Oh reeallly..." Misha said slowly, an eyebrow raised in surprise that bordered on shock.
"Are you seriously questioning my prowess?"
Of course she wasn't, but that didn't stop Misha from taking it as a personal challenge. In less than a heartbeat he was on his feet and he scooped Bella up in his arms as though she weighed nothing at all. It was only a few long steps across the room to his bed, where he just as suddenly dropped Bella on her back, onto his mattress.
The whole thing had taken less than thirty seconds, but it had been enough to get Misha's heart racing. He was edging towards arousal, and he knew it wasn't a good place for him to be, not if he was going to share his bed with Bella.
"How about now?" he asked, towering over her, trying to sound like he was teasing.