Lee screwed up his face. “Hmm.” Then, quietly pulling the door closed behind them, he continued, “Is it me, or do you think there’s something a bit weird going on here? I mean, the poor bloke is unquestionably ill, but why the hell is he so dead set against going to hospital? He hasn’t managed to tell us his name, what happened, or anything. All we know is he doesn’t want to go to hospital. God…” He paled. “You don’t think we’ve picked up a criminal or something, do you?”
Nathan’s heart lurched as he considered the possibilities. They’d been off the grid since arriving at the cottage, so there could be a manhunt going on in the area for all they knew. Mind you… “Uh, no, I don’t think so. Surely if there was something going on, we’d have heard sirens, helicopters, search parties…”
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