SHAWN
“What do you mean that the patient has been discharged?”
I asked the nurse I saw strolling out of the private ward that I had been guarded against. The nurse shrugged, looking between me and the three policemen that the Police Chief had let me have so I could get access to my wife.
“Exactly what I said. She has been discharged.”
And then, without another word, she walked away with her nose in the air. I wondered what else she knew. Or was she among our customer base?
“We will be returning to the police station then…”
I frowned at the police officers, who looked far too relieved at that notion. But of course, the Vikings would inspire that in them. Nevertheless, I needed my wife.
“You are not going anywhere until I get my wife, unless you three want to lose your jobs.” Th
