Chapter Twelve
Olesya finally made it to the infirmary with Sophia … and almost collided with Jay as he rushed out past them.
‘Stay here!’ he yelled at them. ‘I’m going to get the Regen!’
They watched as he sprinted away, then, without a word, Sophia pushed through the door. Olesya followed.
The infirmary was swarming with combat medics, some in uniform, others off-duty, all tending to wounds. All the patients were soldiers, except one: Aviary.
Eyes closed and body soaked in her own blood, she lay on a hospital bed. Her skin was pale and her breathing slow, a line feeding her saline and a field dressing wrapped tightly around her neck and under her arm. Damien was already there, barely registering Sophia as she rushed to the bed.
The lead medic—a woman with bloodshot hazel eyes and a
