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there in the crowd.  I know it was him!  He tried to drag me around the building.”  At this point, I was on the verge of a breakdown. Alex chuckled and I became angry that he wasn’t believing my story.
    “Paige.  You need to turn around and take a look, babe.”
    I wanted to continue screaming at him, but his eyes were staring at whatever was behind me.  I pushed myself away from him and turned to follow the path of his gaze.
    All my breath was knocked out of me the moment I was met with Daemon’s beautiful blue eyes.  The noise of the crowd was muffled by the sudden sound of blood rushing to me head.  In an instant, everything caught up to me. I felt dizzy just as my vision tunneled and blackness overtook me.
     

Chapter Two
     
    “Damsel?”
    A hand was lightly tapping against my cheek as I regained consciousness.  “Paige, wake up baby.”
    I was confused and disoriented as I woke up on the ground.   My head was pounding and my eyes burned even though they were still closed.
    “Paige, baby, please wake up.  You fainted, Damsel, you need to come back to me.”
    I forced my eyes to crack open and I found Daemon hovering over me tapping my cheek as he tried to bring me back.  The concerned expression on his face was made even more pathetic by the smeared soot along his forehead and cheeks.  As soon as my brain registered that he was alive and well, I shot up and wrapped my arms tightly around his shoulders.  He winced from my sudden hold and I pulled back slightly to look him over.  His shirt looked singed in places and torn in others.  I backed further away and noticed that his jeans were also torn and stained dark red from blood. I instantly panicked and tried to get a better look at his injuries.
    “Oh my god, Daemon, you’re hurt!  We need to get you to one of the ambulances.”  My words were raspy and weak due to the raw feeling in my throat.  Daemon’s hand came up to my face and he pulled my gaze away from his injuries and back up to his face.
    “I’m fine, Damsel.  The wounds aren’t that bad.”  Our stares burned into each other and the agony and pain that had earlier consumed me was replaced with relief and overabundant joy.  He was alive. I still had him.  Once again, I threw my arms around him and, this time, he returned the embrace.  “Hey, I’m okay…I’m sorry it took so long to find you.  People needed help and I was trying to do what I could to get people out of the club.”
    Pride filled me as I imagined Daemon saving lives but I couldn’t help my annoyance at the thought of him risking his life.  “I thought I’d lost you...again.  I thought …”
    “Shhhhhh, Damsel, I’m okay.   I was careful to get myself and the others out of the club safely.  I was with three police officers when the explosion occurred.  They helped me get people out the rear exit.  I couldn’t get to you because of the fucking beam that fell.  I went fucking apeshit until I remembered that Alex had you and I knew he would be sure to get you out of the building.”   Daemon’s words were said in a manner intended to sooth me.  I leaned into him, pulling myself as close as possible. I held onto him tightly for fear that if I let go, he would disappear again.  Daemon rocked me back and forth in an attempt to calm me down.  My mind raced through the evening’s events and I pulled back from Daemon when I remembered my run in with Chris.
    “Did they catch Chris?  Please tell me they have that fucker locked up in the back of a patrol car or that he’s dead.”  My eyes searched Daemon’s for an answer to my question, but all I was met with was a confused stare.
    “What are you talking about, Paige?  It wasn’t Chris that grabbed you.  It was me.  You bit the hell out of my finger.”  Daemon pulled his hand to show me the teeth marks that marred the skin of his middle finger.
    I looked up from his finger and back to his eyes.  His body shook from subtle laughter