Belle let out a scream and fell to the ground as the gunshot banged and echoed along with her scream.
For a moment, she thought she was shot and waited to feel the pain, her eyes shut tight, but then there was no pain at all, only the ringing in her ears that came from the loud sound of the gun.
She opened her eyes to see Cordelia right in front of her. The vampiress's amused expression was gone, replaced with a deep scowl and angry lines at the sides of her red lips.
"Bitch!" Cordelia gritted out, then grabbed Belle's ponytail and yanked her head back. "You've got the nerve to shoot that arrow when you're at our mercy," she said, and then slammed the edge of her gun against Belle's face.
Her head jerked to the side, and pain shot through every nerve in her face and neck from the hit. For a moment, she saw black in her vision.
