Hayden clawed at her throat as she tried to gulp down a choking breath. Something was in her mouth and she couldn't breathe past it. She pulled it and felt a tube far back in her throat but hands quickly stopped her, gripping her wrists gently but firmly.

"Hayden! Doctor!, Someone, she's awake!"

Hayden blinked in panic as she tried to find her breath beyond the tube that was buried down her throat. Brian's pale face was there and the sight of it shocked her. He was ...