CHAPTER 190
The sudden movement sent the rolling ladder skittering backward along its track. For a terrifying heartbeat, she was suspended in mid-air, the hollow realization of her height hitting her just as her feet slipped from the narrow wooden rung.
A sharp cry escaped her as gravity took hold. Before she could even brace for the impact with the stone floor, the air around her shifted. A blur of movement, faster than her eyes could track, intercepted her fall.
Strong, cold arms wrapped securely around her waist and shoulders, pulling her flush against a solid chest.
She was on the ground in an instant, but her feet barely touched the floor. The scent of sanlderwood mountain pine, and something ancient and dark filled her senses.
"Carefully" Lucian's voice rumbled, vibrating against her ear. The grip he had on her was firm,possessive yet he held her as if she were made of the very vellum she had been searching for.
