Dead or Alive

‘Lieutenant Colonel Daniels, I hope you make a speedy recovery and get back to the army soon,’ Dylan said before adjusting his military cap and heading out. Dylan made his way to the entrance of Elias’s operating room. Elias’s surgery was more critical than Harriet’s, so it was expected to take a longer time. Inside the operating room, the constant decline in Elias’s vital signs set off alarms from various medical instruments. Panic welled up in Callie. ‘Callie, Elias is—’ Wendy began. ‘No, it can’t be!’ Callie interrupted, her voice quivering. She shook her head, attempting to regain her composure as she took deep breaths. ‘Wendy, get me a high-frequency electric knife. Bring another bag of blood.’ She refused to let him die. She was determined to save the man she loved. Callie’s hands trembled, and tears threatened to fall. She couldn’t bear the thought of being so helpless and unable to save him. But she couldn’t afford to lose her cool now. Callie inhaled deeply, attempting to stea