Chapter Twenty-Four
Alicia sat in the back of the ambulance on the edge of a hoverstretcher.
Several medpatches had been placed on her body. An EMT stood in front of her and was running a scanner over her.
He shot a dirty look at the detectives, but he didn’t say anything. He’d been doing that for the last few minutes, as if he blamed them for shooting her.
Jia had a few new medpatches on her as well. The pain from her earlier wounds had faded, and her mind was still mostly clear, despite the anesthetic. No one liked getting shot, but she appreciated how many men they had taken down. Besides, it had been the criminals’ choice to open fire.
They’d even gotten a rare second chance from Erik and still went out of their way to fight. Every stupid thug in the Zone was too stubborn. They we
