Under Fire by W.J. May

Author:W.J. May
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: superhero, paranormal fantasy, paranormal romance, New Adult & College Romance Paranormal, new adult, new adult and college, New Adult & College Romance, w.j. may, chronicles of kerrigan, Tudor, supernatural, England, romance, mystery, tattoos, superpowers, paranormal, boarding school, series, Young Adult, fantasy, sagas, horror romance, horror, vampires and witches, witches, superhero fantasy ebooks, fantasy new adult, dark fantasy, coming of age, werewolf shifters romance, paranormal shifter r
Publisher: Dark Shadow Publishing
Published: 2015-08-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

LEAVING ONE MAN BLEEDING in the room behind her, Rae went off to find another bleeding in a room down the hall. She didn’t know what, if anything, was on this mysterious note burning a hole in her pocket, but she did know one thing for sure. She couldn’t face it alone.

Devon was sitting up in a stiff upholstered chair, watching as a blood-filled tube coming out of his arm filled up a small plastic bag hanging over his head. Two more bags were already filled and lying on a counter beside him.

“Hey.” Rae tried to smile as she slipped inside and perched on the counter, careful not to disturb the bags. “How’s it going in here? How’re you feeling?”

Devon smiled faintly in return. “Oh, good; everything’s going good. How’s Luke?”

“They just wheeled him into surgery.” Rae frowned, examining Devon. His eyes were slightly unfocused and his head kept tilting sleepily to the left. “Are you sure you’re okay?”

Devon blinked slowly and stared at her for a bit longer than what was normal before answering. “I’m fine. They just took quite a bit of blood is all.” He played absentmindedly with the edge of his shirt and swung his legs against the base of the chair like a small child.

Rae couldn’t help but smile. “Oh, boy.” She hopped off the counter and ran her fingers comfortingly through his dark hair. “Looks like you’re pretty out of it, huh?”

Devon closed his eyes and grinned as she continued stroking his forehead. “That feels nice.”

“You know, you probably saved Luke’s life by doing this.” Her eyes tightened. “I...I don’t really know how to thank you.”

“Just keep doing what you’re doing.” Devon had the same sleepy smile on his face. “But don’t talk so fast—it’s hard to keep up.”

Rae stifled a chuckle as the nurse came in.

“All right, Mr. Wardell,” she said all business-like. “Time to get you unhooked.” She gently extracted the needle and took down the bag above his head before suddenly noticing the two more sitting on the counter. “What’s this?” she demanded, gesturing to them. “Are those yours? Who on earth let you donate three whole pints?!”

Devon’s head lolled to the side and he regarded the nurse with mischievous triumph. “I conned the other two nurses who came in before you—told them I was still waiting to donate.”

Rae smacked his shoulder in disbelief. “Why the hell did you do that? That’s dangerous!”

“Ow.” He rubbed at the bruise pitifully. “They said Luke was in bad shape—that he needed a lot and they didn’t have it in the blood bank. I just wanted to help...”

His voice trailed off and Rae and the nurse shared an exasperated, mildly panicked look.

“I’ll just...go and get him a cookie and some juice,” the nurse volunteered quickly. She apparently wasn’t eager for the administration to discover her coworkers’ mistakes. “You just sit tight, honey.”

“Like I’m going anywhere,” Devon muttered as she vanished through the door.

Despite the dramatic loss of blood, he kept his eyes open and tried to sharpen up and look alive as he stared around the room.

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