-Hunter-
“Phoenix… sh*t,” I murmured, turning the darkest, toughest person I had ever met around.
I leaned down and pressed my finger to the side of his neck. It took a few seconds—maybe minutes?—to locate his pulse amidst the pounding of my own blood, which was confusing my senses. But there it was. Even shot multiple times, the damn male wouldn’t die. He lay in a pool of his own blood, and I didn’t believe he was going to make it, but damn it, I was going to try.
“We have to get him to Kai,” I said, sliding my gun into the back of my pants. “Archer!”
Archer rushed over to help, and together we got Phoenix into the car. I told him to drive as fast as he could and to get him there. Even if he died on the way, he had to get there.
“Still think he can’t be trusted?” I asked, watching t
