The moment the door closed behind Nico and Desi, Vee collapsed, her legs folding beneath her. Sotza caught her before she hit the floor. He lifted her in his arms and carried her into the kitchen, placing her on the counter. When she tried to sit up he pushed her back down.

"Looks like you've lost a fair amount of blood," he grunted examining her bandage. "I'm going to have to clean it, stitch and rewrap it. Then we need to get the fuck off this island, we have no protection. I'm ...