"Yep. You'll never get to pull the wool over my eyes," said Shannon. That was always a plus. It helped when dealing with Eli that he couldn't hide from Shannon in the way he had options to hide from anyone else. It was almost a badge of honor somehow.

Shannon merely loosened his grip around Eli's waist just enough to indicate that he could start his covert operation if he so wished. Judging by the way it seemed to work, he doubted it would be any sort of bad experience, he just wasn't sure yet how he would respond to different types of pain inflicted on a personal level. "I say you've got my approval. I'll let you know if it's not my thing."