Don't Poke the Luna (Xena and Ryder)

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Chapter 266

Xena's POV

I gathered every ounce of strength I had left and pulled violently on the IV tube

connected to my left hand. Pain shot through my arm as the needle tore free, and the metal stand crashed to the floor with a tremendous clatter. I immediately closed my eyes and let my body go limp, frowning and trembling as if I were having some kind of medical emergency.

The noise immediately caught the doctors' attention. They turned from their computers, speaking in rapid, panicked voices.

"What happened?"

*Her vitals are spiking!"

"The IV came loose she's lost too much blood!"

the situation, reaching down to lift the fallen IV stand. As he bent over me, I let my hand shift partially, extending my claws just

neck as he tried to stem the flow of blood. But

the other two doctors, who spun around with expressions of horror and

"What the hell-"

"She's awake! She's-"

door, but William was already moving. Despite his injuries, he had

extended fully as he drove them into both doctors' backs, piercing through their scrubs. Their screams of agony echoed

them, his movements weak but determined. He knelt beside each fallen doctor and drew his claws

our mind

He began crawling toward

more and cut through the leather restraints binding my wrists and kles. The effort seemed to drain the

our mind

sit up, my head spinning violently from the movement. When I looked at William more closely, I was horrified

hallway outside, growing closer by the second. Alpha Wiley was returning, probably with reinforcements. My heart sank

frantically, looking for anywhere we could hide. But the space was filled with medical equipment and

had been working. Various vials and