Chapter Four
Closing the door behind him, Sergei walked down the hallway and waved over the medic. “How serious is her condition?”
“Very,” the medic replied. “I’m astounded she’s still conscious. We’ll know more soon, but I’d say the likelihood of surgery is very high at this point. Without it, she could die. She lost too much blood the night before, and her blood pressure is remarkably low. The surgical team is already prepping.”
Sergei glanced at the closed door. “Can you sedate her?”
The medic frowned. “She’ll be sedated once we take her into surgery.”
“Sedate her now, or she will not make it to surgery. She is demanding to leave the towers.”
The medic shook his head. “She won’t survive the trip. I don’t know what kind of medical team you have in place on the surface, but she may
