Chapter Twenty-Two
Claire's POV:
I wake up slowly, my body aching. Everything is white and I sit up fast, which turned out to be a very bad idea. I fall back, dazed. I'm in the hospital. I try to remember how I ended up here. Then everything comes back to me, the vampire hunters, the zombies, everything. I should be dead right now.
"Claire?" a voice asks. I look over to see Michael beside me, my babies cradled in his arms, fast asleep. I smile.
"Hey," I whisper, trying not to wake them. He grins in relief. I stretch a little.
"You did it. You actually did it," Michael says, his expression slightly dazed. I smile and sit up carefully. I look around the room to see something shocking. The vampires are taking care of the humans. I see Shane and Eve on either side of me. I get up and walk over to Shane, figuring Michael had Eve. The second I touch his cheek, his eyes open.
"Hi," he says, smiling. I all but collapse against him, needing to be close to him. He holds me tight and buries his face in my shoulder. I hug him tightly.
"God, I love," Shane breathes in my ear.
"I love you too," I whisper, hugging him tighter. All the pressure pulls at my bite mark but I honestly don't care.I walk over to Michael and take my kids and smile at Eve.
"We did it," I say, grinning broadly. Eve shakes her head and rolls her eyes.
"You did it. What I want to know is why you were on a hospital bed," Eve says, eyeing me. I sigh and look at Shane. Shane looks at me, confused.
"Claire?" he asks gently," I didn't..." I begin telling the story.
"... after he was bitten he went and got the antidote. I took it from him and gave a little bit to Shane. I guess I thought it would work automatically, which was a stupid move on my part. I got bitten and fell back, smacking my head on the floor," I say.I look at Shane's horrified expression.
"I bit you?" Shane asks, clutching Everose to his chest. I nod, watching him. He hangs his head.
"Don't blame yourself, Shane. There was nothing you could have done to stop it and there's nothing we can do to change it. I'm sorry that it happened but, given the choice, I'd do it again," I say, straightening my shoulders. I know that Shane is going to have a hard time getting over this because of how protective he is of me. I'm going to have to fix him but how.
AN: There you go guys, I've updated. Now I can wait a few days before seeing the angry mob with torches. I'll miss you guys though. See you in a few days but try not to burn down my house lol. Love you guys, your awesome!