Ronan was so stupefied that he remained in his spot, was it because of the infected's blood on him or because he stopped moving, he couldn't tell.
Then as if they were dissatisfied with their current prey, they left, glancing one last time at Ronan who looked nothing less than a statue.
The moment they climbed up the stairs to look for their next unfortunate prey, Ronan let out a deep breath. But that was enough to draw their attention back to him.
The moment the breath left his lips, one of the infected halted mid-step, its head snapping back toward him with unnatural sharpness and Ronan's heart slammed violently against his ribs and he stopped breathing instantly.
The infected stared, and another one turned as well, its nostrils flaring slightly as if testing the air again, their red eyes locking onto him.
