2 Blood Trail by Tanya Huff

Author:Tanya Huff [Huff, Tanya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Group USA, Inc.
Published: 2011-03-23T04:00:00+00:00

“A .30 caliber rifle at that range should’ve blown your fucking shoulder off.” Vicki secured the end of the gauze and frowned down at her handiwork. “There’s no way your collarbone should’ve been able to deflect that shot.”

Henry smiled at the incredulous disbelief in Vicki’s voice. The pain had fallen to tolerable levels and the damage had been much less than he’d feared. Theoretically, he should be able to regenerate a lost limb but he had no real desire to test the theory. A broken collarbone and a chunk of flesh blown off the top of his shoulder, he could live with. “My kind has stronger bones than yours,” he told her, attempting to flex the arm. Vicki made a fist and looked ready to use it, so he stopped.

“Stronger?” She snorted. “Fucking titanium.”

“Not quite. Titanium wouldn’t have broken.” He winced as Donald dug yet another piece of buckshot out of his thigh then turned back to Vicki. “Do you realize your language deteriorates when you’re worried?”

“What the hell are you talking about?”

“You’ve done more swearing in the last hour than you have since we’ve met.”

“Yeah?” She snapped the first aid kit shut with unnecessary force. “Well, I’ve had more to swear about, haven’t I? I don’t understand how this happened. You’re supposed to be so great at night. What were you thinking about?”

He didn’t see any reason to lie. “You. Us. What happened earlier.”

Vicki’s eyes narrowed. “Isn’t that just like a man. Four hundred and fifty fucking years old and he’s still thinking with his balls.”

“That’s the lot.” Donald straightened and threw the tweezers into the bowl with the shot. “Few hours and you’ll be good as new. Some of the shallower holes are healing already.”

“You’re pretty good at that,” Henry noted, elevating his leg a little to get a better look.

Donald shrugged. “Used to get lots of practice twenty, thirty years ago. Folks were faster on the trigger back then and fur only deflects so much. Used to have a pattern much like that on my butt.” Twisting around in a way no human spine could handle, he studied the body part in question. “Seems to be gone now.” He picked up the bowl and headed for the door. “If you were one of us, I’d suggest you change a few times to clear out any possible infection. Or lick it. As it is. . . .” He shrugged and was gone.

“I wasn’t even going to ask!” Henry protested as Vicki glared down at him.

“Good thing.” Lick buckshot holes indeed! She couldn’t hold the glare. It became a grin, then a worried frown as a new problem occurred to her. “Will you need to feed again?”

He shook his head, regretting it almost immediately. “Tomorrow maybe, not tonight.”

“After the attack by the demon, you needed to feed right away.”

“Trust me, I was in much worse shape after the attack by the demon.”

Vicki rested her hand lightly on the flat expanse of Henry’s stomach, just where the line of red-gold hair began below his navel.

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