His groggy voice was barely audible.
“Is everything all right?”
Ozzie answered him honestly.
“I have no idea, but if I were you, I'd make plans to be a here a while. We may need you to tend to more people.”
Dr. Phillips started putting on his shoes.
“I need to run to the hospital then and gather more supplies. I used the last of them on your men.” He stood and started pointing as if he were directing traffic. “The badly wounded men have been moved to the hospital. The two team leaders are stitched up and resting in the guest rooms. The rest of your wounded are in the back gathered around a fire waiting for you.”
“Thank you, Doc. How are my father and Paige?” He scanned the living room and peeked into the kitchen. “Where are my father and Paige?”
Dr. Phillips scrubbed the sleepiness from his face and giggled.
“Oh, they are just fine. Your father insisted on watching over her. He is in her room, sitting in a chair by the door, keeping her occupied by telling her stories about your childhood.”
His whole body relaxed and his heart skipped a beat as he deflated in relief. He was so relieved that his mind swam. He whispered a silent prayer to the heavens for their safety, tears rimming his eyes. The doctor’s voice sounded, bringing him back to the present.
“Your father is not paralyzed and should be good as new in a few days. As for Paige, I don't know. She is in human form and seems to be just fine. Ozzie, they messed with her transformation.”
His head popped up, smoke leaving his ears. The blood swimming through his veins began to boil. His beast from Hell was awake, and it paced its cage.
“They kept her in the middle state for hours on end. I don't know how they managed, but they got her to begin to change and then stopped it half way through. Then they began to modify and change things. Her beautiful albino tiger was but a canvas to bring their twisted creation to life.”
He reconnoitered the change in Anna's tone. She was fuming, too. His fury matched hers exactly. His mind played gruesome images of the things he would like to do to the witches. He staggered a moment, his chest constricting, closing off his air. Rage shook his frame. His inner animal chomped at the bit to get free. It whispered all the ways to seek revenge.
Her voice, like the trumpets from heaven, sounded.
“Ozzie? Are you OK?”
His eyes looked toward the hallway and he could see her. She stood wrapped in a small blanket, her bright blue eyes shining back at him. The wheat field on top of her head was in disarray, and the smooth, pale skin across her face was angelic even though it housed a questioning look.
He sped across the room and lifted her off ground in a huge hug. Tears ran down his face and spilled onto the blanket. His face buried in her chest, and he hugged her tighter, feeding off her scent and choking back sobs of relief. Vanilla and tropical flowers never smelled so wonderful. He rolled it around on his tongue and praised the lord above to have her alive. At that moment, he didn't care what had happened to her. She was alive and they would find a way to fix it. He silently vowed to hunt and kill the three witches that had invaded his territory and terrorized his family.
Lowering her to the floor, he lost himself in her eyes, savoring her. He cupped her face and kissed her gently. As his passion ignited, his kiss deepened. He pulled her closer to him. Catching his breath, he pulled away and looked at her.
“Ozzie...” He leaned into her hand which was on his face. Another sob broke free.
“Paige, I thought I had lost you.”
“Nonsense, my boy. She will make a fine addition to the Zane name; tough gal, this one.”
Pulling away from his life line, he moved toward the familiar voice.
His father stood, wicked grin on his face, leaning against the bedroom door frame. His bare chest was wrapped in gauze and tucked into the top of his jeans. He stepped into the open arms of home.
“I am so glad that you made it.” He clapped his father on the back and then pulled away. “We worried you might be paralyzed from the shrapnel in your spine.”
“It is gonna take more than a few screws to take this old man out.”
“I am so glad to hear that because —”
He was shoved out of the way by an hysterical vampire.
“OK, Ozzie, you have had your moment, get out of my way. It is my turn to hug them.”
He stood between Paige and his father, giving Anna room to share in the good news. Anna had Paige in a bear hug, both of them were crying, spewing words only they understood. He turned to his father.
“Oh, I talked to Mom and she said we are all coming for a sit-down dinner on Sunday.”
Paige wiggled her way into his arms just as Anna hugged his father. Her sweet words filled his ear.
“Yes, we know. You father called her earlier. Your mother and I were on the phone for about two hours. I like her.”
He smiled and kissed her nose.
“I knew you would. What did the two of you talk about?”
“Our wedding!”
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Table of Contents
The Rock n Roll Paraphantasy Series
Special Mentions
Chapter 1
Chapter 2“
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12“
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22With Jaxson
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
About the Author
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