Chapter Fourteen
Damien was just leaving as Olesya arrived at the infirmary. He’d been by Aviary’s side non-stop since she was brought back from the helipad. Now the patient was awake and breathing by herself, he was finally calm enough to take a break.
Olesya approached the bed, Aviary’s ruck in one hand and a plastic drinking bottle in the other. ‘How are you?’ she asked.
‘Wondering how I ended up here,’ Aviary said, her voice dry. ‘What’s in that?’
‘It’s a high-calorie shake.’ She put the bottle on the table beside her. ‘Sophia insisted your healing comes at a high caloric cost. And I suppose she would know.’
Aviary stared at the bottle, but didn’t touch it.
‘It’s chocolate flavor.’
Aviary smiled, but only briefly. ‘What’s the latest?’
‘The base is on high alert and we’re search
