The bullet also wasn’t in my arm, having gone straight through and buried itself in the ground. “N-No h-hospital,” she stammered. If anything, that would have been a better excuse for why a hunter might leave a deer in the middle of our yard. The wound stopped bleeding just as fast as before, but it didn’t seem to heal right away this time. “I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry. It makes me feel closer to you now.”
“It does?” I said in surprise, glancing back at her still-vibrant emerald eyes. “Isn’t there some other way?”
I focused on her again, giving her a sympathetic look. “That was extremely satisfying.”
“You liked it?” I asked seriously. I shrugged. At least not yet. He got everything set up and ready to go, and then carefully handed it to me, verbally beginning to instruct me on how to do it. “T-Thanks,” she whispered. “Anatomy and Physiology, remember?” she said simply. Whether they fill out a police report or not.”
“Kai,” Serenity said, sounding a little surprised. Whether they fill out a police report or
