-Bella-
“Then it’s a good thing I’m a wolf,” I said.
Carter frowned in confusion just before I made my move. I quickly turned my head and sank my teeth into his wrist. He screamed in pain and grabbed a handful of my hair, yanking me away. I groaned and hissed, but before I could react further, he slammed the butt of his gun into the side of my face.
Stars exploded before my eyes, and was that a bell ringing? I couldn’t be sure. I turned to see Carter aiming the gun at me again. Without thinking, I threw myself off the couch the moment he pulled the trigger. The bullet lodged itself in the couch cushion.
“Damn it, Bel!” Carter shouted.
I scrambled under the coffee table, quickly working to free my hands from the ropes. A bullet whizzed through the tree and grazed my side. I winced in
