12. Friend or foe

I start to panic the moment I open my eyes. Even though I can't see much through my swollen-shut eyes, I see enough to realize I'm in a strange room, not a hospital bed.

'Where is this place and how did I get here?' I ask myself as my eyes wander around the room as much as my badly swollen eyelids would allow me. The room is dimly lit and the curtains are drawn so I can't see much of anything other than the door that is directly opposite my bed.

I try as much as possible to remember how I got there but nothing comes to mind. My head feels heavy like my brain is stuffed with wads of cotton wool. The last thing I remember before I blacked out was watching the Gamma chief fly across the room when I pushed him off me.

What I don't understand is how I manage to push one of the biggest shifters I have ever seen off me. Where did the strength come from? I wonder until the scene becomes clearer...

"Oh, shit!..."I swear through swollen lips when I realize the Gamma chief now knows I have a m