Chapter Nine
The caravan halted, and the medical crew rushed in to stabilize Sergei before transporting him to the medical ward. Valentina watched with a strange sort of detachment as though she weren’t really in her body. She’d seen countless injuries and had doctored more than a few, but the sight of Sergei like this evoked a powerful, primal reaction within her.
Ariana was leaning over him, doing something with her hands, but Valentina couldn’t see anything except for a strange shimmer appearing in the surrounding air. She didn’t care what it was as long as it meant Sergei lived. Ariana said something in a low voice, and they rushed Sergei toward the elevator. Valentina ran after them, not willing to let him out of her sight.
Pressing herself into the tightly cramped elevator, she ro
