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When he finally pulled his hand away, I was relieved to see a deep gash rather than a hole where a bullet had penetrated

“I was just grazed It’s fine Ideal”

“It iven anyone stitches before”

“You could do it, or I could Either e’d e, but after I was hit, I called Lucien He just texted io is on his ith Oren”

“Is Oren the one as in the Aruy who lives like a hermit?”

“Yes, and he’s the best tracker I’ve ever ot himself a man”

I nodded “That can change a person… or not”

Devil snorted as I helped him to his feet “We’re both stubborn as fuck, and ill be, but maybe we should learn to talk so to kill you you’ll let me know”

I sighed, and we took a fe steps toward the cabin before I responded “I proe to kidnap me, you should—”

“But the kidnapping worked out so well”

“Right You just got shot”

“Grazed”

“You just got injured There’s a serial killer with a personal vendetta againstman is dead and tied up in our shed You have a cleanup crew, an assassin, and a tracker on the way and you call that a success”

“I knowhoneymoons, but I assumed you wanted some excitement”

I blew out a long breath “I think I would’ve h ride”

Devil leaned against the outer wall of the cabin as I opened the door “I’ve got so much more planned for us I mean, unless once we’ve done aith this fucker you don’t want to stay”

“If a little thing like a serial killer having hts would scare me away, it wouldn’t make much sense for me to be married to you” He huffed as I helped hiet here?”

“At least you’re not arguing aboutin backup”

“We need help I know that”

“Maybe if you’d—”

I pressed a finger to his lips “This is not the ti my faults”

Devil smiled “Then why don’t you clean out my scratch, and we’ll see if I really need stitches”

I looked up and realized how pale he looked “Sweetheart, you need to lie down”

“Yeah, I think I do”

His quick agreement made my stomach flip-flop “Can you make it to the couch?”