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Chapter Five
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Aslan
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(Moon in Chinese : Yuèliàng)
“ASLAN AVCI? CAN YOU WAKE UP FOR me?”
I ripped awake, snapping upright, searching the darkness for guns and bastards.
My heart thundered for sounds of shots and screams.
Someone touched my shoulder.
I reacted the way I’d been taught.
I struck without question.
I hit before they could hit me.
An umph sounded with a pained exhale before a click and a wash of light.
I cringed away from the brightness, my head pounding and my battered body stiff from surviving.
“You’re safe. No harm will come to you. Are you awake and aware, or do I need to get reinforcements?”
Rubbing my eyes, the terror of being hunted faded. Memories of the storm overshadowed memories of home, and I slouched. Raising my head, I blinked at the pretty young nurse with dusky-olive skin and brown-black hair watching me.
She rubbed at the side of her neck, letting me know where my strike had landed.
I hung my head and dug my fingers into my throbbing head. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean—”
“It’s okay.”
I clenched my jaw.
That damn word again.
“You weren’t really supposed to sleep. You’re on concussion watch, but all hands were needed for an emergency. We’re a small hospital with typical staff shortages, so I apologise that no one has been around to check on you.” Dropping her arm, she consulted the forms that Jack Taylor had filled in on my behalf.
I watched her carefully as she skimmed whatever he’d written. A slight frown pinched between her eyes. “Your next of kin is Anna Taylor? The marine biologist?”
I flinched.
She knows her?
How sad was it that my world had been reduced to no one.
Everyone I ever loved or loved me was gone.
And a total stranger was listed as my next of kin.
I didn’t have the energy to explain, and a whisper in the back of my mind warned me to tread carefully. Trying to change the subject, I asked, “What...what time is it?”
She stood taller and flicked her wrist, checking a rose gold watch gleaming in the soft light. “Two a.m.”
