Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System novel Chapter 61

Three days later, Rayne slowly drifted back to consciousness. Her body felt as though it had been crushed beneath a heavy weight, each muscle aching and sore. She was also burning with a high fever, making it difficult to breathe.

"Oh, you’re finally awake," a woman with a long black ponytail greeted her.

"Where am I?" Rayne asked with difficulty.

Anna wasn’t sure if she was the right person to reveal the base, so she just said, "You’re in a small medical ward. You’re safe now. We found you outside in the hurricane; you lost a lot of blood."

Rayne hummed in reply. She looked around the room quietly, glancing at the familiar medical equipment. She remembered the strong gusts of wind that shook her camper, but nothing after she fell asleep.

Anna came over and adjusted the IV drip. "Rest and recover. I’ll let the boss know you’re awake," she said before walking out of the room.

Rayne felt awful; every part of her body was in pain. She closed her eyes and laid on the bed for a few minutes until she heard a few hurried footsteps.

"Rayne! You’re awake! How are you feeling?" a familiar voice asked, full of concern.

"Julian?" she asked quietly, tears welling up in her eyes.

Julian walked over to the side of the bed and sat down on the stool beside it. He looked at her pale face and bruised arms.

"I’m so sorry I didn’t come sooner," he said quietly, his voice thick with guilt.

Rayne tried shaking her head to disagree, but it was too painful. "It’s not your fault... unless you can control the weather," she said slowly, smiling slightly.

Julian felt a lump in his throat. He was so happy to see her awake. He had started to get worried when she hadn’t woken up in three days. Anna had to repeatedly remind him that Rayne was okay, she just needed time to recover.

As much as he wanted to sit and chat with Rayne, he knew that she needed to rest now. After saying a few more words, he got up to leave, leaving her to rest.

"Get some sleep. You’re safe now, I promise," he said with a slight smile.

"Mmhm," she replied, smiling back.

Anna witnessed this scene and raised an eyebrow. This was the first time she’d seen her boss so friendly with another woman. He even seemed to barely tolerate his own sister. _{frёewebηovel.cѳm}

She gave Rayne another look, nodding in approval. She felt that, if anything, Rayne was definitely beautiful. I’ll have to tell Jess to let go of her fantasies about the boss...

After finishing a few more check-ups, she left to go back to the female communal room, where the women of Alpha Team resided. While Alpha Team was made up mostly of men, there were a handful of women on the team.

"Hi, Anna! How’s the patient?" Jess asked, probing. When word got out that there was a rescued person in the med ward, everyone was curious about who it could be. This bunker was a top-secret location, and everyone felt that whoever was rescued had to be of high status.