THE DAY ON SET IS FAIRLY quiet. Between meetings Victor is in his office going over plans for Fourth’s next cycle when his phone goes off. The voice on the other end of the line is concerned, and after a few sharp questions Victor asks several more, all worried.
It’s the A.D. on location in Kelso. Alex collapsed during filming, and is being taken to the hospital now. Heat stroke, is the unconfirmed verdict. His temperature had been far too high and he wasn’t sweating. Whatever the case, his condition is definitely not anything to be f****d around with and is scary as hell for everyone involved.
Victor knows he’ll react later — the thought of anything happening to any of his people is devastating. The thought of it being Alex, who never even asked for this life, is worse. But an emotional
