**Eric**
I walked back into the house after thanking and sending off the Medical Evacuation teams that supported us that night. I yawned walking up the front stairs. Out of the corner of my eye I notice a medium sized red box with a white ribbon. It looked like the box the Vampires gave Hayden earlier. I picked it up and brought it inside setting it on the foyer table.
As I walked through the foyer to go upstairs when Hayden walked out of the living room. She was filthy. Dirt dotted her arms and legs. Blood stained her shirt from giving IVs. Her hair was up in a messy updo but stray and patches of hair where everywhere. Her pale cheeks were flushed, and pure exhaustion overtook she green eyes.
“Hey Little Duck. What time is it?”
She looked down at my watch she was still wearing. “5
