was to get to his friend and get the hell out of this creepy
place. Those mini-labs upstairs spooked him.
“Granger, watch the
door for any back-up they might be able to call in. No one lives.”
“Got
it.” Granger took his position at the top of the stairs
while the rest followed Lucas down. A man in a white lab coat rounded the
corner. Quicker than any mortal eye could’ve seen, Caedon drew his gun and took
the man out. Lucas came to the bottom of the stairs and turned into an empty
room with Seamus and Gage on his heels.
“All
clear. There’s a hall to the far side. We’ll take the
right. Madden has the doors on the left,” Lucas broke out the plan and looked back
at Seamus. “When we get to Donovan, assess any injuries. We’ve got Nico on
alert about a block over if we need him for medical.”
“He’ll need blood if
he’s sustained injuries.”
“Nico can do that as
well,” Lucas said and when Seamus began to argue, he put his hand on his arm
and spoke softly, “Now that you’re mated, you can no longer feed a brother. You
know this. It’s how it is supposed to be.”
Seamus nodded and went
in search of his best friend. As opposed to the upstairs, there seemed to be a
man in each of these rooms. The rooms were set up with a single cot and a near
comatose man. Windows on the doors allowed them to easily look inside and
dispatch each one in order. Still there was no sign of Abdul-Nassir.
Gage marched back up
the hall to where the rest of them stood. “It’s clear. No sign of humans left.”
“Then where the fuck is
Donovan?”
Bangings of metal came
from the large room they had walked through. Backtracking, they all searched
and found another metal door behind a curtained off area. Again, there was
medical equipment and an exam table.
Seamus pounded on the
door three times and received three knocks back. It was Donovan. He was sure of
it even without being able to see him. Banging on the door once more to establish
that he was going to blow the door out, Seamus set to work putting the
explosives in place. Donovan would know to back away. Moving to the other side
of the room, Madden, Gage, Seamus and Lucas all watched as the door
disintegrated.
Donovan looked like
shit. He was dirty and his clothes were torn, but his eyes were clear. “It’s
about time you idiots got here,” he said with a grin. “What took you so long?”
“If someone hadn’t
ditched his GPS, we could’ve gotten to you sooner.”
“Yea, well, then I
wouldn’t have all this information to share,” Donovan tapped his head, “now,
would I?”
“You can tell us about
it later,” Seamus said as he noticed Lucas moving around them.
“Don’t touch her,”
Donovan growled.
“What the fuck?” Seamus
couldn’t believe his eyes. Curled up in a tight little ball was a woman. She
looked small and frail. “Who is that?”
“They held her here for
me to feed from. They knew and they’re trying to re-create the original vaccine
we were given that transformed us.”
“Shit,” Madden mumbled.
Lucas drew closer to
the woman and kneeled. “She’s barely breathing.”
“They drugged her but
I’ve been monitoring her vitals. She’ll be all right if I can get her some
fluids. But the things is , she knows. She saw
everything.” Donovan explained.
“You didn’t,” Lucas’s
words caught in his throat, “You didn’t feed from her, did you?”
“I had no choice. I
knew you’d get here and I knew you’d wipe out the complex. If I hadn’t done it,
they were going to kill her.”
“It’s one person. You
risked our entire existence for a single human?” Madden’s voice had risen and
the woman opened her eyes suddenly with a sharp intake of breath and looked at
Lucas.
“Oh Goddess, no,” Lucas said before he scooped
her up and carried the woman from the room.
“I couldn’t let her
die. She’s got the mark of the Magdalena
Circle ,” Donovan gave the one answer that would make every man in the
place. Those mini-labs upstairs spooked him.
“Granger, watch the
door for any back-up they might be able to call in. No one lives.”
“Got
it.” Granger took his position at the top of the stairs
while the rest followed Lucas down. A man in a white lab coat rounded the
corner. Quicker than any mortal eye could’ve seen, Caedon drew his gun and took
the man out. Lucas came to the bottom of the stairs and turned into an empty
room with Seamus and Gage on his heels.
“All
clear. There’s a hall to the far side. We’ll take the
right. Madden has the doors on the left,” Lucas broke out the plan and looked back
at Seamus. “When we get to Donovan, assess any injuries. We’ve got Nico on
alert about a block over if we need him for medical.”
“He’ll need blood if
he’s sustained injuries.”
“Nico can do that as
well,” Lucas said and when Seamus began to argue, he put his hand on his arm
and spoke softly, “Now that you’re mated, you can no longer feed a brother. You
know this. It’s how it is supposed to be.”
Seamus nodded and went
in search of his best friend. As opposed to the upstairs, there seemed to be a
man in each of these rooms. The rooms were set up with a single cot and a near
comatose man. Windows on the doors allowed them to easily look inside and
dispatch each one in order. Still there was no sign of Abdul-Nassir.
Gage marched back up
the hall to where the rest of them stood. “It’s clear. No sign of humans left.”
“Then where the fuck is
Donovan?”
Bangings of metal came
from the large room they had walked through. Backtracking, they all searched
and found another metal door behind a curtained off area. Again, there was
medical equipment and an exam table.
Seamus pounded on the
door three times and received three knocks back. It was Donovan. He was sure of
it even without being able to see him. Banging on the door once more to establish
that he was going to blow the door out, Seamus set to work putting the
explosives in place. Donovan would know to back away. Moving to the other side
of the room, Madden, Gage, Seamus and Lucas all watched as the door
disintegrated.
Donovan looked like
shit. He was dirty and his clothes were torn, but his eyes were clear. “It’s
about time you idiots got here,” he said with a grin. “What took you so long?”
“If someone hadn’t
ditched his GPS, we could’ve gotten to you sooner.”
“Yea, well, then I
wouldn’t have all this information to share,” Donovan tapped his head, “now,
would I?”
“You can tell us about
it later,” Seamus said as he noticed Lucas moving around them.
“Don’t touch her,”
Donovan growled.
“What the fuck?” Seamus
couldn’t believe his eyes. Curled up in a tight little ball was a woman. She
looked small and frail. “Who is that?”
“They held her here for
me to feed from. They knew and they’re trying to re-create the original vaccine
we were given that transformed us.”
“Shit,” Madden mumbled.
Lucas drew closer to
the woman and kneeled. “She’s barely breathing.”
“They drugged her but
I’ve been monitoring her vitals. She’ll be all right if I can get her some
fluids. But the things is , she knows. She saw
everything.” Donovan explained.
“You didn’t,” Lucas’s
words caught in his throat, “You didn’t feed from her, did you?”
“I had no choice. I
knew you’d get here and I knew you’d wipe out the complex. If I hadn’t done it,
they were going to kill her.”
“It’s one person. You
risked our entire existence for a single human?” Madden’s voice had risen and
the woman opened her eyes suddenly with a sharp intake of breath and looked at
Lucas.
“Oh Goddess, no,” Lucas said before he scooped
her up and carried the woman from the room.
“I couldn’t let her
die. She’s got the mark of the Magdalena
Circle ,” Donovan gave the one answer that would make every man in the
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