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Caine was settled in his own private room and given plenty of time to recuperate. Thad had access to all of the medical supplies, and when he wasn’t treating Caine, he was kept under lock and key.
The whole situation was a mess. Grant was still a prisoner and didn’t know what had happened. Brodie liked keeping him in the dark. Thad was technically a prisoner, although no one could decide what to do with him, but Bess had returned to being her cheery self and no longer got that distant look because, although her child had betrayed everyone and he was unhappy, a dialogue opened in the family and an honesty was burgeoning in a sort of group therapy session way as they all confessed secrets.
As brusque as ever, Caine was not a good patient. But the women enjo
