"If he hurts you again, I'll shoot him!" Rebecca said and Aleks looked down at her panicked. "Becca, baby, did you bring your gun?" he asked gently as if approaching a wild animal. All of the shifters at the table picked up on his edginess and subconsciously scooted back a bit. "Of course! It's not going to do me much good in a box under the bed is it? The next time hyenas come to town it's open season," she said, patting her purse. "Is the safety on this time?" Aleks asked, inventing new shades of pale. The purse had shifted down between their bodies and was resting in his lap. "Of course it
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