NATHAN STOOD AT THE corner of the Roman fort closest to the trees, waiting for the news he knew was going to come soon - the search had to be abandoned; the chopper had found no sign of anyone in the woods, and it simply wasn’t practical for Vernon White and his team to continue - and thinking about the last time he had been there, when he and his family celebrated his son’s seventh birthday with a picnic.
He was lost in his thoughts, and only peripherally aware of his surroundings, when his phone rang, breaking the peace and quiet of the night. The noise was so unexpected that it was a few moments before either he or Burke realised where the music was coming from. The moment they did, Nathan’s hand dived into his pocket for his phone, while Burke looked round at his partner; both of them
