"No!" Bast held up a hand and backed away as he moved closer. He couldn't be closer! Especially not while he was still naked. No. Just no.
"We're not going to Egypt," she told him. "Or Montana. Or anywhere else. I'm not going anywhere with you."
Bast knew that she needed to be blunt, and tell him exactly what she meant. But she was having a hard time getting the words out, because there was something wrong with her throat. It felt tight, and she had to swallow twice to get the words out at all.