Cathy tried to jerk away from the touch, but found that the vampire's hold on her was simply too strong. She had no choice but to listen as he spoke, every word filling her with more terror, more anxiety. In result, her heart only beat faster in her chest until she was certain it would explode.
There was a sharp, sudden pain when he went for her throat, but the thing that struck her most was the presence of a loud, thumping sound in her ears. It took a moment for the woman to realize that she was hearing her own pulse this time, or that the rest of her body had gone limp at the vampire's hands.
He said he wouldn't kill her, but she didn't believe him.