Rescued (A McKenzie Ridge Novel Book 1) by St. Klaire Stephanie

Author:St. Klaire, Stephanie
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2016-03-15T04:00:00+00:00

It was happening again, the heaviness in her chest, making it difficult to breath. There was a recognizable sensation that she couldn’t move, as if she was trapped. What was happening? This time she could hear, there was beeping and chirping, but she still couldn’t see a thing. She was fighting back this time; struggling to get out from whatever was holding her down, draining the life from her.

Just as the familiar darkness was setting in, a crash sounded, Sam felt the weight lift and was able to regain her wits and shift whatever had been over her face, and gasped for air. Regaining a somewhat sense of calm, she scanned the room finding it dark and empty, lit only by the light of the hallway creeping in, and the only sound surrounding her was what was left of the machines monitoring her. As a nurse, she was able to interpret the screen before her, her heart rate was up, as was her blood pressure, but everything else seemed status quo.

As real as that moment felt, it must have been a dream. She looked down at her hands, recognizing the pillow as the likely culprit that granted a sense of reality to her nightmare. In that moment, the nurse came in, alerted by the alarms her elevated levels sent to the nurses’ station. Dawson followed, clearly coming off shift, given the uniform that flattered his physique, giving her pulse another reason to spike. It was a nightmare, just a nightmare, but her dream had just walked in putting her at ease.

Taking the time to tell both the nurse and Dawson what had happened, how real it felt, it dawned on her that it had to be a dream, the room had been empty and she was holding her pillow. The nurse explained that these things can happen, a form of PTSD hanging around, perhaps suppressed memories trying to find their way back from being lost. It made sense, Sam was certain there would be moments like this, she just hoped they weren’t so real, so frightening.

Dawson heard every word Sam said, and although the nurse had a valid position, he had an uneasy feeling. Sam seemed to fall in line with the PTSD memory recovery idea, but he could tell tonight’s experience haunted her. It didn’t set well with him either, he felt protective, and he needed to protect her. Getting Sam back confirmed his previous ponderings—he needed her, wasn’t willing to give her up, or lose her again.

No, he needed to keep her safe, something was still not right in their world, and he felt it deep down. He would do whatever it took to watch over her and Ellie, at least until he knew there was no longer anything to worry about. Perhaps a leave of absence was in order so he can be available to them, able to keep a closer eye on them. Until Sam could remember the night of her accident or at least enough of it to put everyone at ease, he didn’t need the money; time off would be good for all of them.

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