No Strings Attached

Chapter 347

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

Besides, he got hurt saving those kids. We're on the same side

hers as he handed her a

months. It's pretty much been like

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

injured is my calling. It's the same

took a long drink,

frowned slightly, observing her. For a seemingly delicate young woman, she had a backbone of steel. She was alone in this place, a frontier doctor, facing the constant threat

never thought much of anyone, felt something stir within him. In his deep voice, he

"Yolanda."

sat vigil by lan's side throughout

arrived. Ian was loaded onto the stretcher. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the Findɴovel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ

vehicle, he turned to look at Yolanda, uttering a solemn 'farewell' before

Meanwhile...

day post-surgery, Casey awoke. Clara's tightly wound nerves

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