I leaned in to kiss him again. Whatever macho-alpha threat he was about to make melted away.
Eric cleared his throat. “Anyway. They have weapons. One of them does, anyway. A stronger weapon than they had ten years ago, if what the guards told me is correct.” He lifted his forearm. “This was a gunshot. It just scraped me. Shifter reaction speed is better than the animals they hunt.”
“What?” I shrieked. “Eric, theyshotyou?”
He patted above his bandage. “It was a slug. No pellets. I’ll be fine.”
“You asshole. Maybe you should have led withI got shotwhen you came skulking back to us,” I snapped. I was more concerned than angry, and Eric knew it.
“They only used it when I got too close,” Eric continued as if I hadn’t spoken. “They’re still afraid of us and our raw power, which they should be.”
I sighed. “Can we talk about this tomorrow? It’s been a long night.” I tightened my grip on him. “And I’d rather spend itdoingthings rather than talking.”
A smirk crossed Eric’s lips. “Oh, I see. Have you missed me, omega?”
I rolled my eyes. “No. Just your cock.”
