Kaiden:I crack open my eyes, wincing at the brightness of the room. My gaze is unfocused and I blink once, twice, to shake off the bleariness.There's a heaviness in my head and my thoughts are muddled. I lift a shaky hand to my head, flinching when there's a stiff pull at my side.Taking in my room, I try to remember how I got here. Fragments begin to surface, the sound of gunfire, an armband, searing pain in my head and my side and the sensation of being carried.The casino ambush. Right.Steeling myself against the pain, I sit up on my bed and my body protests with a wave of dizziness. I close my eyes and wait for it to clear.Gazing down at my body, I take in the bandages wrapped around my arm and my side. Slowly lifting my hand, I trace the source of the throbbing in my head. My fingers graze the stitches that cut across my forehead.Sighing, I lean my head onto the headboard to catch my breath.My eyes move towards the door as it opens. Alex peeps into the room, his eyes wideni
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