prowled the room, snapping his fingers repeatedly as if hoping the rapid tempo he was splitting the air with would help speed things up.
The doctor signing Amber’s medical charts handed her a box of medicine, going over the instructions with her, before asking if she felt ready to leave. Her grateful smile satisfied him and then he turned to David, all of his earlier kindness wiped from the doctor’s face.
“You—get the hell out of my hospital.”
David didn’t argue. The colour left his face before rushing back to pool in bright red spots on his cheeks. He couldn’t hold the doctor’s gaze. David turned to Amber as he side-stepped towards the door. “Uh, I’ll meet you out back in a minute, okay?”
Bane slipped from his hiding place to follow David, using the trees as a bridge from Amber’s window to the parking lot. David came into view and crossed the sun-baked tarmac to a light blue sedan. After tossing a small overnight bag onto the back seat, he drove the car over to the exit. David left it unlocked while he ran back inside the hospital to get Amber, and for once, Bane was grateful for his predictable stupidity. The dark shadow cast by the building covered most of the area, providing Bane with the cover he needed to get into the trunk. If he was discovered hiding then he would have to deal with it but for the time being, the trunk offered a perfect solution to the problem of keeping out of the sun whilst keeping tabs on her.
The darkness inside the compartment did nothing to impair his vision but he couldn’t see beyond the metal shell. The sound of shoes tapping along the hard hospital floors gave him warning that two people were approaching the exit. Amber’s voice filtered through all the other noises, getting louder the closer they got, her irritation at David evident. The car’s doors opened and the vehicle shook as they seemed to throw themselves down into the seats. The snap of seatbelts, followed by the spark of the ignition, echoed throughout the vehicle, jarringly loud to Bane’s ears. He rolled backwards when David applied the gas and Bane braced himself against the frame so they wouldn’t hear him being thrown around behind them.
He closed his eyes and slowed his breathing to keep the acrid petrol fumes from burning his nose and mouth. He would sleep if he had the time. Like many of his breed, he could depend on all of his senses to alert him to any danger. Even the smallest rise in temperature would drag him from his slumber. No attackers would come during daylight hours anyway. They had the same weaknesses as he did.
His hearing locked onto the rhythm of Amber’s heartbeat, and Bane allowed the sound to become a part of him. Any change in the tempo would rouse him. Focusing on the soft thump drowned out the noise of the car and their incessant bickering.
He woke when the tension level inside the cabin of the car had multiplied for no apparent reason. The decrease in traffic noise told him they were no longer in the city.
“I didn’t agree to this David.” Stress, distrust and weariness were evident in her tone and Bane wondered why she would choose to be around a man she obviously had no desire to be near.
“They wouldn’t have discharged you unless you had someone with you. You take my bed and I’ll crash on the sofa. I don’t want you alone tonight.”
“Your concern is touching. It’s a shame you weren’t so worried about me when you paddled away in the dinghy.”
“I’ve explained about that,” David said, his voice seeming louder as the street noise diminished. Bane felt the vibrations from the car’s engine bouncing back towards him and a sudden build-up of pressure in his ears and guessed they’d driven inside a building. Seconds later, the vehicle stopped and they got out and walked away.
Waiting until he heard elevator doors close, cutting off the sound of their voices, Bane placed the flat of his hand against the trunk’s lock and gave it a hard
The doctor signing Amber’s medical charts handed her a box of medicine, going over the instructions with her, before asking if she felt ready to leave. Her grateful smile satisfied him and then he turned to David, all of his earlier kindness wiped from the doctor’s face.
“You—get the hell out of my hospital.”
David didn’t argue. The colour left his face before rushing back to pool in bright red spots on his cheeks. He couldn’t hold the doctor’s gaze. David turned to Amber as he side-stepped towards the door. “Uh, I’ll meet you out back in a minute, okay?”
Bane slipped from his hiding place to follow David, using the trees as a bridge from Amber’s window to the parking lot. David came into view and crossed the sun-baked tarmac to a light blue sedan. After tossing a small overnight bag onto the back seat, he drove the car over to the exit. David left it unlocked while he ran back inside the hospital to get Amber, and for once, Bane was grateful for his predictable stupidity. The dark shadow cast by the building covered most of the area, providing Bane with the cover he needed to get into the trunk. If he was discovered hiding then he would have to deal with it but for the time being, the trunk offered a perfect solution to the problem of keeping out of the sun whilst keeping tabs on her.
The darkness inside the compartment did nothing to impair his vision but he couldn’t see beyond the metal shell. The sound of shoes tapping along the hard hospital floors gave him warning that two people were approaching the exit. Amber’s voice filtered through all the other noises, getting louder the closer they got, her irritation at David evident. The car’s doors opened and the vehicle shook as they seemed to throw themselves down into the seats. The snap of seatbelts, followed by the spark of the ignition, echoed throughout the vehicle, jarringly loud to Bane’s ears. He rolled backwards when David applied the gas and Bane braced himself against the frame so they wouldn’t hear him being thrown around behind them.
He closed his eyes and slowed his breathing to keep the acrid petrol fumes from burning his nose and mouth. He would sleep if he had the time. Like many of his breed, he could depend on all of his senses to alert him to any danger. Even the smallest rise in temperature would drag him from his slumber. No attackers would come during daylight hours anyway. They had the same weaknesses as he did.
His hearing locked onto the rhythm of Amber’s heartbeat, and Bane allowed the sound to become a part of him. Any change in the tempo would rouse him. Focusing on the soft thump drowned out the noise of the car and their incessant bickering.
He woke when the tension level inside the cabin of the car had multiplied for no apparent reason. The decrease in traffic noise told him they were no longer in the city.
“I didn’t agree to this David.” Stress, distrust and weariness were evident in her tone and Bane wondered why she would choose to be around a man she obviously had no desire to be near.
“They wouldn’t have discharged you unless you had someone with you. You take my bed and I’ll crash on the sofa. I don’t want you alone tonight.”
“Your concern is touching. It’s a shame you weren’t so worried about me when you paddled away in the dinghy.”
“I’ve explained about that,” David said, his voice seeming louder as the street noise diminished. Bane felt the vibrations from the car’s engine bouncing back towards him and a sudden build-up of pressure in his ears and guessed they’d driven inside a building. Seconds later, the vehicle stopped and they got out and walked away.
Waiting until he heard elevator doors close, cutting off the sound of their voices, Bane placed the flat of his hand against the trunk’s lock and gave it a hard
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