Amelie pov
Poor Claire, so stubborn. Shane is sicker than he has ever been before; she doesn't want to listen. Oliver, my trusty second in command, says I should just bite him; create the new generation but I can't… it's not what Claire wants. She sits with him hour upon hour, she only leaves to shower; she's slept here for days now with Shane having made little to no improvement.
I've tried to explain to her but she won't listen; I've tried to shock her but again she won't listen, she believes Shane will survive. For her sake I hope he does; Shane is trouble but for Claire he is her everything. I can tell by the way she looks at him, the tenderness in her grip… the longing to feel his love- clear and simple.
I really want to help Claire but she won't let me, the girl-Eve- and Michael have tried yet they have both failed; soon I will have to force my powers, make her agree to my deed; I don't want to but the founder can never be classed as weak.
Shane's pov
I need to open my eyes, I can feel the weakness behind my eyes; I'm blinded by overcome terror that I'll never see my Claire again. My muscles are numb but not as numb as yesterday; doctors have told Claire to make me a vamp but my baby has said no, and stood by her answer… I'm blessed to have that girl. She promised me in a silent whisper and I will never fail her again; I will wake up; I will live another day; another year; another lifetime.
Claire's pov
They are trying to make Shane a vamp, they can't. I will not let that happen to him; no way. His father came to that horrible fate and what is he now? A lifeless brain in a jar, controlling Morganville; Shane wouldn't want that.
They say he hasn't got better but secretly I know he has. He really, truly has. He's more alive and he's just my Shane again. He isn't the monster, he's the genuine guy I met and fell in love with; he looks so peaceful in sleep… so very peaceful.
I stay all day and all night by his side, as he always did to me. The clock hands tick so slow in the silence; I know how much he hated the silence. I hate the silence; I've tried to watch movies but sadly they just aren't the same without Shane's stupid comments and impressions; he brings me to life- he makes me realise I'm not just boring Claire Danvers! He makes me feel alive, with each nerve end tingling.
I keep getting sympathetic looks off well… everybody! They all think Shane's going to die and I'll be left a single mom, at just seventeen; well I can tell them that I'm not. Shane came back to me once and, he will do it again; he wouldn't leave me alone; he wants this child; he wants to prove he is a good person and that Alyssa's death wasn't his fault.
His hand! His hand has just gripped mine, only for a matter of seconds but everyone seen; he's still with us… I knew he'd never leave me alone.