CHAPTER THIRTY NINE
Kate found herself sitting in Duran’s office for the second time in a week. This time, things weren’t quite as cordial, though. DeMarco was sitting next to her and it was apparent that she was not used to being scolded. It was also apparent that she was not used to being injured. She’d received two shots and twenty-six stitches due to Daryl Woodward’s bite. She’d lost a lot of blood but had been stable the entire time, as soon as the ambulance had arrived.
As for Kate, she was sore. The fight with Woodward had taken it out of her. It was proof of just how unconditioned she was these days. And it was more than not working out like she once had. It was age—something she had no say about.
Duran had just read them the riot act for going into Daryl Woodward’s house two da
