Chapter 21 You're Crying?

• His entire body tensed under my grip, every muscle in his back going rigid as I clung to him like a lifeline. The heat radiating from him was a relief compared to the icy dampness of the cave, but I barely noticed. My heart was pounding too loudly, echoing in my ears with every crack of thunder.
• "Joanne!" His growled, snapping me out of my panicked daze for just a second. His voice low and sharp like he was scolding a particularly annoying child. "Off!"
• I shook my head violently, my arms tightening around him. "No!" I practically shouted, my voice trembling as badly as the rest of me.