Ryker clenched the doctor's wrist with a grip that betrayed his desperation. He knew getting to a hospital was out of the question in these conditions. Even the camp's rescue team wouldn't fare much better. He slowly released the doctor. In a low, gravelly voice, he said, "Go ahead. Do it."

The doctor pulled out her surgical tools and set to work on lan's wound.

"Hemostat!"

"Forceps."

"Sutures."

"Gauze."

Ryker stood by, effectively her assistant.

The doctor seemed barely in her twenties, yet her surgical technique was smooth and professional, which took Ryker somewhat by surprise.

An hour later, the bullet was removed from lan, and the wound stitched up. Only then did the doctor straighten up, wiping the beads of sweat from her forehead. She said, "He needs complete rest for at least three days. He's got organ damage; no food allowed for now."

acknowledgment, then added a

he got hurt saving those kids. We're on the same side here, fighting for the

hers as he handed her a bottle of water, asking,

six months. It's pretty much been like this

like yourself choose to be a Doctors Without Borders physician here? Aren't

smiled faintly. "Healing the sick and injured is my calling. It's the same anywhere, but the need

long drink, the untouched

delicate young woman, she had a backbone of steel. She was alone in this place, a frontier doctor, facing the constant threat of death. You had to be indifferent to your

stir within him. In his deep voice, he asked, "The name's Ryker.

"Yolanda."

them. They sat vigil by lan's side throughout the

onto the stretcher. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the Findɴovel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest

the vehicle, he turned to look at Yolanda, uttering a

Meanwhile...

Casey awoke. Clara's tightly wound nerves

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