I stepped back, my face paling. At this rate, it was unlikely that Lucien or Zeke would come back in time.
The bounty hunter reached for me, and I ducked, trying to escape. He merely smirked at my pathetic attempt at avoiding him before deliberately striking my limp arm. A sharp pain ricocheted through me, and I let out a scream of pain.
"Ooh, that looks like it hurts," he said, wincing sarcastically as he watched my reaction. "Guess you won't be pulling off any sudden feats of strength like the last two times any longer. Such a shame."
I gritted my teeth, beads of perspiration already starting to gather across my forehead as I tried to stamp down the feelings of pain. He had been watching my encounter with Sienna, it seemed, which was bad news.
