Prologue
Lying here trying to get my eyes to focus, I try to remember what happened. The ringing in my ears does not help with my train of thought. Today started out so well.
I was going on a well-earned break from the crazy none-stop shit that is my life. But here I am lying in a pool of my own blood, trying to work out how this day turned south so quickly.
My partner Jared and I had been given a week of downtime and we were heading for the beach.
I actually saw the bright blue of the ocean in the distance before the call came in, fucking vampires attacking humans in a mall.
Waving tata to the crystal blue dream, Jared pulled an illegal U-turn and headed west with his foot to the floor.
We pulled into the mall car park, the over whelming stench of blood and rogues had made me gag.
Following the sound of screaming, we walked into a shit storm. Bodies were everywhere, some with heads, some without, fucking rippers, they were the worst kind of bloodsuckers.
Their minds are completely gone and the only thing they want is blood. The worst part is they barely drink from their victims, just rip them apart.
After killing a good twenty of the fuckers, I lost sight of Jared. I had followed a female through one of the emergency exits and had been kicking the shit out of her.
Just as I finished her off, an explosion ripped through the building, throwing me against a wall, and then everything went black.
And now I am lying here afraid to look at my injuries, there is no pain, so I must be in shock. “PAIGE, PAIGE, WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU?”
Thank God Jared is okay. I tried to roll over, but I was stuck. I look down and see a metal rod coming out of my chest, well that’s just peachy.
“JARED, I'M OVER HERE, I NEED HELP!” I hear footsteps to my left and try to look around. “Paige? Oh, fuck sweetie, don’t move. I’m coming for you. Just give me a minute.”
My eyes feel so heavy, I just need to shut my eyes for a minute…..I hear Jared shout something but he sounds so far away…..so tired…….
The sound of beeping wakes me. I try to open my eyes, but my head feels like it’s gonna burst. There are whispered voices to my left and I try to turn my head to hear what they are saying, but it’s too hard. I struggle to hear, but the darkness consumes me again…….
Waking again, the pain in my head seemed to have lessened, but that fucking beeping could definitely bring it back.
I slowly open my eyes, only to be blinded by a light so fucking bright it burns my irises out. “Holy shit, someone turn down the fucking sun.” that’s what I tried to say, but my voice comes out as a croak.
My mouth is so dry, I can’t form words. “Paige? It’s okay angel, you were injured in a ripper attack, you're in the clinic.” I feel a hand on my arm.
“Can you open your eyes?” I flinch, “too bright,” I croak out, “shit sorry angel, there I have turned off the overheads.”
Slowly, I opened my eyes to see Doc Sandy leaning over me. She smiled down at me, “you gave us quite a scared little one. You’ve been out for a week. Even with your fast healing, it was touch and go for a while”
A week? Shit, I have never been down for that long before. “Well, look who woke up, finally. Thought I was going to have to train a new partner for a minute.”