Page 7 of Fallout

Henley’s parents obviously gave her to her dad for a reason. They knew exactly who was working at that hospital.

Will sits down on the edge of the bed, by Henley’s feet. “We’re going to have to keep an eye on her. This supernatural might be waiting to get Henley alone.”

“My thoughts exactly.” I frown. “We have to protect her.”

“We will.” Blaine steps forward. “I’ll help in any way that I can. It’s almost my parent’s mating anniversary, so I’d prefer to be out of the house anyway.”

Blaine’s parents fight like crazy, but it always gets worse around their anniversary.

“You are always welcome to stay here,” I tell him, though I know he will turn me down. He never stays more than a night or two. He worries his parents will try to kill one another if he’s not there to stop them.

As I predicted, he shrugs, not committing either way.

“I’m going to head back to class,” Blaine says. “You two will tell me when Henley wakes up?”

I nod but turn my attention back to Henley.

Just how long will it take for her to wake up?

2

How have I never noticed?

Henley

I wake up feeling really comfortable, which is nice considering the amount of pain I dreamt I was in.

Or was it a dream?

I slowly crawl my way toward consciousness and feel something dip down beside me.

“Henley.”

Warm hands touch my face and I slowly open my eyes and blink a few times before a figure comes into focus. When I see bright blue eyes, my heart thumps a little faster and a grin tugs at my lips.

“Hey.”

Parker takes my words as an invitation because he scoots closer and pulls me from the mattress and onto his lap. He squeezes me against him and kisses me deeply. The only thing that has him pulling away is the sound of a throat clearing behind us. I turn in his lap to see Will standing there, his arms crossed over his chest.

“Will… when did you get here?” I ask.

“I was the one who brought you here.” Will cocks an eyebrow at me. “Are you sure you’re all right?”

I look around the room—Parker’s room, I realize, and everything comes rushing back to me. Our kiss in the hallways, the overwhelming thought, Blaine taking his shirt off and making things worse, me refusing to leave school for reasons I can’t comprehend at the moment, but that is where things get blurry.

“Did I have a seizure?” I ask.

“You had just enough time to warn me to catch you.” Will snorts. “Is it possible for you to do anything that isn’t dramatic?”

I shrug. “Ah, but then who would make your life interesting?”

Parker squeezes me tighter. “If you could make it a little less interesting and stop giving me heart palpitations, that would be great.”

His blue eyes search my face as if he’s wanting to be sure that I’m all right. I can’t imagine how badly I must’ve scared him.

I groan as I remember the incident in the hallway.

“What’s wrong?” Parker asks an edge of panic in his voice.