Chapter 63

His words stopped both her protest and her struggles cold.

"What?"

His hand dropped away from her wrist, went back to his lap to cradle his injured arm. "I told you that you weren't the only one with secrets. No doctors. Please."

Well! Tonight just seemed to be full of surprises. But it made sense in an odd sort of way. Sure explained why he hadn't freaked out when she shifted from seal to woman right at his feet. She leaned one hip against the sink and crossed her arms over her chest. "Will you really be okay?"

He nodded just a fraction of an inch. He wasn't bleeding much anymore, but the gray tinge to his skin and the tight set of his jaw told her he was still in a hell of a lot of pain. He was still gorgeous though. She tried not to notice how smooth his skin was - or how yummy he looked with the thick patch of white-blond hair on his chest.

"What do you need?"

"I need the bullet out. My body will heal itself, but healing around a chunk of lead would be bad."