Chapter 21: Blackout
The gunshot echoed through the darkness.
Then came the screams.
Footsteps thundered through the hallway.
Someone shouted orders.
Someone else yelled for backup.
The hospital descended into chaos.
Amelia's heart nearly burst from her chest.
For one terrifying second she couldn't see anything.
The darkness was absolute.
Then she felt a hand seize her wrist.
Strong.
Familiar.
Alexander.
"Stay with me."
His voice was low.
Controlled.
Dangerously calm.
The kind of calm people found just before violence.
Another gunshot erupted somewhere down the corridor.
Glass shattered.
A nurse screamed.
Amelia instinctively moved closer.
The emergency lights suddenly activated.
Dim red lights flooded the hallway.
Everything appeared drenched in crimson.
The scen
