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village where all the citizens happened to be in body bags. Christ. What was wrong with him?
Clearing his throat, he steered the conversation to their current predicament. “There’s a farm about a mile and a half from here. I saw a couple of trucks in the driveway when I drove past earlier. We’ll ditch the horse, take a truck and head straight for the harbor.”
Her back stiffened. “I’m not going anywhere but the clinic.”
“Sorry, Doc, but there’s no way you’re going back to the clinic. It’s the first place those soldiers will look for you.”
“I don’t care.” A stubborn note rang in her voice. “I have to warn everyone. Their lives are in danger now.”
The clinic will be handled...
Remembering what he’d overheard, Sebastian stifled a sigh. Chances were, the situation had already been “handled,” and as images of what most likely awaited them at the clinic flooded his mind, he struggled to come up with a way to talk her out of this. Short of knocking her unconscious and taking her to the harbor against her will, there wasn’t much he could do. He knew with absolute certainty that Julia Davenport would be going to that clinic, with or without him.
“And I need to tell them about this possible outbreak of...Lord, of who knows what,” Julia was muttering. “Kevin didn’t give me any details over the— Oh, my God. Kevin. We didn’t even look for him! What if he was being held in another tent?”
“He wasn’t.” Sebastian’s voice came out grim.
“How do you know?”
Because tact wasn’t his strongest suit, he took a beat to think about how to phrase it, how to tell Julia that her friend and colleague was—
“He’s dead?” Julia’s horrified inquiry interrupted his mental preparation. “He’s dead, isn’t he?”
Sebastian let out a breath. “Yes.”
“You’re sure?” she asked dully.
“I overheard the man in charge saying that Dr. Carlisle had died from the virus.”
“I see.”
No emotion in her voice. No tears. No expletives. Nothing.
If it weren’t for the trembling of her slender shoulders, Sebastian would’ve thought Julia Davenport was made of ice.
After a moment of hesitation, he transferred both the reins into one hand and brought his free hand to Julia’s arm, squeezing it gently. “I’m sorry about your friend, Doc.”
She flinched from his touch, just for a second, before her back relaxed and her shoulders drooped. Leaning into his chest, she whispered, “So am I.”
A brief silence fell until Sebastian cleared his throat again. “We’ll approach the clinic from the hills. That’ll give us a bird’s-eye view, and if we see anything amiss, we get the hell out of here. Deal?”
He wasn’t surprised when she protested. “I’m going inside.”
“Not unless I determine it’s safe.” His tone brooked no argument. “Don’t test me, Julia. If I say we go, then we go.”
She twisted around, her hazel eyes flashing with resentment. “That alpha-male caveman crap doesn’t scare me, Sebastian. If that’s even your real name.”
His lips twitched. “It is.”
“Fine, great, I guess I’ll just go ahead and believe you, same way I believed that you were a journalist writing an article about my organization!” Anger dripped from her every word. “Those people at the clinic? They’re my family and I refuse to let any of them get hurt. Whatever went down in that village tonight, those soldiers want to cover it up. That’s why the general kept asking whether I told anyone at the clinic where I was going. Cover-ups require shutting people up, which means that my colleagues are in danger, damn it!”
“I know.”
“Oh, you know? And yet you’re perfectly fine with abandoning those hardworking doctors and nurses and volunteers as long as it means you get out of this situation unscathed?”
He gritted his teeth. “First of all, keep your damn voice down. The way you’re shouting, you may as well announce your location to anyone
Clearing his throat, he steered the conversation to their current predicament. “There’s a farm about a mile and a half from here. I saw a couple of trucks in the driveway when I drove past earlier. We’ll ditch the horse, take a truck and head straight for the harbor.”
Her back stiffened. “I’m not going anywhere but the clinic.”
“Sorry, Doc, but there’s no way you’re going back to the clinic. It’s the first place those soldiers will look for you.”
“I don’t care.” A stubborn note rang in her voice. “I have to warn everyone. Their lives are in danger now.”
The clinic will be handled...
Remembering what he’d overheard, Sebastian stifled a sigh. Chances were, the situation had already been “handled,” and as images of what most likely awaited them at the clinic flooded his mind, he struggled to come up with a way to talk her out of this. Short of knocking her unconscious and taking her to the harbor against her will, there wasn’t much he could do. He knew with absolute certainty that Julia Davenport would be going to that clinic, with or without him.
“And I need to tell them about this possible outbreak of...Lord, of who knows what,” Julia was muttering. “Kevin didn’t give me any details over the— Oh, my God. Kevin. We didn’t even look for him! What if he was being held in another tent?”
“He wasn’t.” Sebastian’s voice came out grim.
“How do you know?”
Because tact wasn’t his strongest suit, he took a beat to think about how to phrase it, how to tell Julia that her friend and colleague was—
“He’s dead?” Julia’s horrified inquiry interrupted his mental preparation. “He’s dead, isn’t he?”
Sebastian let out a breath. “Yes.”
“You’re sure?” she asked dully.
“I overheard the man in charge saying that Dr. Carlisle had died from the virus.”
“I see.”
No emotion in her voice. No tears. No expletives. Nothing.
If it weren’t for the trembling of her slender shoulders, Sebastian would’ve thought Julia Davenport was made of ice.
After a moment of hesitation, he transferred both the reins into one hand and brought his free hand to Julia’s arm, squeezing it gently. “I’m sorry about your friend, Doc.”
She flinched from his touch, just for a second, before her back relaxed and her shoulders drooped. Leaning into his chest, she whispered, “So am I.”
A brief silence fell until Sebastian cleared his throat again. “We’ll approach the clinic from the hills. That’ll give us a bird’s-eye view, and if we see anything amiss, we get the hell out of here. Deal?”
He wasn’t surprised when she protested. “I’m going inside.”
“Not unless I determine it’s safe.” His tone brooked no argument. “Don’t test me, Julia. If I say we go, then we go.”
She twisted around, her hazel eyes flashing with resentment. “That alpha-male caveman crap doesn’t scare me, Sebastian. If that’s even your real name.”
His lips twitched. “It is.”
“Fine, great, I guess I’ll just go ahead and believe you, same way I believed that you were a journalist writing an article about my organization!” Anger dripped from her every word. “Those people at the clinic? They’re my family and I refuse to let any of them get hurt. Whatever went down in that village tonight, those soldiers want to cover it up. That’s why the general kept asking whether I told anyone at the clinic where I was going. Cover-ups require shutting people up, which means that my colleagues are in danger, damn it!”
“I know.”
“Oh, you know? And yet you’re perfectly fine with abandoning those hardworking doctors and nurses and volunteers as long as it means you get out of this situation unscathed?”
He gritted his teeth. “First of all, keep your damn voice down. The way you’re shouting, you may as well announce your location to anyone
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