Darkness Unveiled by McKenzie Hunter

Author:McKenzie Hunter [Hunter, McKenzie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781946457820
Amazon: B07B2L61CZ
Goodreads: 38746590
Publisher: Sky Publishing LLC
Published: 2018-02-24T06:00:00+00:00

A short time later I turned onto the private road that led to the retreat, not quite remembering the journey. Blacking out. Not good. I pushed the SUV as fast as I dared—too fast, the back of the vehicle drifting as I made my way along the narrow winding road. Finally reaching the house, I drove across the driveway and onto the lawn, braking to a sudden hard stop directly outside the front porch. The momentum bounced me off the steering wheel, sending a fresh jab of pain through my side. I gritted my teeth, bearing the pain for a moment before I could move. With my hand still over my wound, I could feel the flesh there was now burning hot. The poison was doing its work. I glanced down, tipping my hand from the wound, to see my palm quickly fill with blood.

I practically fell out of the SUV and stumbled inside. My brother appeared from nowhere, the color fading from his expression as he gaped at my condition. I straightened, trying to smooth my gait, but I wasn’t fooling anyone. Rushing to my side, Josh draped my arm around his neck and helped me toward the clinic. My entire awareness became focused on completing each individual step without collapsing. Without Josh, I never would’ve made it.

As we approached the clinic, he tried to pull my hand from the wound, but I brushed his hand aside.

“Let me see it,” he insisted.

“Of course I’ll show you.” I tried to smile, but the pain was too much. “As soon as you show me a medical degree.”

He guided turned me into a treatment room where Kelly, in bright pink scrubs, was gathering antidote and other supplies. She seemed in a hurry until she saw me and helped him get me onto a table. The effort sent an unexpected stab of excruciating pain through my side.

“I’ll get Dr. Baker,” Josh said, turning away, but Kelly stopped him.

“He and Dr. Jimenez are working on the wounded. Help me slide him over.”

Somehow I managed to center myself on the table. “How many?” I asked through gritted teeth as she cut the shirt from my wound.

“Six,” she said, calmly professional as she examined the wound, wiping away the blood that should’ve clotted by then. Fucking poison. “Two died. I think we got to the other four in time.”

Josh waited, wide-eyed and breathing rapidly while she quickly prepared a dose of the antidote. She pulled my shirt sleeve up and injected it into my shoulder. “The wound is fresh, so the antidote should take effect pretty quickly.” Once finished, she tossed the empty syringe into a hazardous waste container, then retrieved and opened a packet of white powder directly into my wound to staunch the bleeding.

“What about—” Josh started until she politely but firmly guided him out of the room. “He’ll be fine,” I heard her say. She returned a moment later with a damp cool washcloth to dab the sweat from my face and forehead while I struggled with the pain.

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