Stalk the Moon: a Greek God Romance (Mirrorside Book 1) by Jessica Lynch

Author:Jessica Lynch [Lynch, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-06T22:00:00+00:00

ELEVEN

NOELLE PLAYS NURSE

“Okay.” I nod, letting out a shaky breath. “Okay. I’m gonna do it.” I wrap my hands around the arrow again, then hesitate. “Problem, though. I’ll have to pull it out through your clothes, too.”

“Do it. Whatever you have to do, do it. Just do it now, Noelle.”

Noelle again. Shit.

I gulp, my hands sweaty and slick against the shaft. I don’t understand why I’m fighting so hard against this. Last night I watched him skin a deer and didn’t bat an eye. Why am I wussing out now? I can do this. I can rip this sucker out of Hunter’s back. I can. Besides, this is all my fault. The guy took an arrow for me. Least I can do is help him get it out.

Kneeling over him, I tell him, “On three. Okay?”

His breathing is choppy, but he nods. “Yeah. I’m ready.”

Oh boy. I only wish I was. “One… Two—”

I tug. Hunter bellows in agony.

Shitshitshit!

It’s harder than I thought it would be, and just as awful.

The leather cloak is blocking my view. I have no fucking idea how deep the arrow’s stuck in him. When I pull, there’s so much resistance I begin to think it’s never coming out. I twist the shaft, probably shredding his muscle tissue as I do. He jerks, and screams again. The arrow lists to the side.

Ah, hell. It’s taking a different path out than in. I knew I’d do this wrong. But there’s no going back now. Mumbling an apology, I grab the shaft with both hands and pull. The arrowhead tears through his flesh—he doesn’t scream this time, and the silence is so much harder to hear—and then snags on his clothes.

God damn it!

Blood is everywhere. Just everywhere. While I fight with the arrow, it starts to gush. It stains his shirt, covering his leather cloak and my hands, drenching my skin until my fingers are slick with the stuff. It colors everything red and stinks like copper.

The arrowhead is tangled in Hunter’s cloak. With another yank, I make the hole as big as possible and twist the shaft again.

This time, it works. The arrow’s out. Finally. And I am so fucking proud of myself.

After snapping it in half, I throw the bloody arrow as far away from us as possible. Then, leaning back on my hands, I watch as Hunter pulls himself to his knees. He’s cradling his right arm, a terrible grimace twisting his face. It takes me a second to realize it’s a glare. He’s aiming it right at me.

I’m immediately defensive. “What?”

“Whatever happened to three?” he demands. He’s careful not to move his bad side. It doesn’t matter that the arrow’s out. I think of the huge hole and the way his blood is gushing. He’s still in a lot of pain.

And I feel guilty as hell.

Trying to push that aside, I shoot back, “I did it for you!”

He snorts. With his left hand, he starts digging in his trouser pocket.

“Think about it. The anticipation would’ve made it worse,” I insist.

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