Chapter 6

Lucas tore out of the hospital like he'd lost his mind, blowing through several red lights before skidding to a stop outside the UN Regional Office building.

He used his alternate credentials as a Doctors Without Borders volunteer and demanded to be sent right away to the hospital in the war zone where Charlotte was stationed.

Across the desk, the reviewing officer opened a classified file, fixed him with a cold stare and said, "Dr. Grant, your application has been rejected."

"Why? There's a huge shortage of doctors in the war zone, and I have ten years of clinical experience."…