The first thing Kieran noticed was the beeping sound. The second thing he noticed was that he was hot. Overly hot. That’s not right. I never overheat, he thought to himself. His body was stiff, and his throat was drier than ever. He groaned softly as he tried to say something. The skin on his hand itched and tingled where something was inserted there.
He heard someone near him, and he could smell the ocean from them. A wereotter?
Kieran managed to open his eyes. The room was dark, but he could see a tall man next to the bed he was in. He was holding a syringe and looking at Kieran with wide purple eyes.
“Oh s**t…” the man said softly as they blinked at each other. He was dressed like a nurse, but those words made everything seem wrong.
A machine began to sound an alarm as Kieran reache
