`` gave him this , though , '' he said , and he stuck his fingers into his mouth , tasting my blood . it was time to get out . `` well , she was sort of , um , grounded . '' throw out a few hooks to see who bites . ice drew her closer , kissed her cheek . she had barely come back down to earth when the car stopped , her seat belt was suddenly popping open , and she was jerked from her seat and tossed over a hard shoulder . 