He was exhausted. Beyond exhausted. He’d been awake far too long. Since Julia had moved out, he’d done little more than doze. And then today. Even breathing taxed his strength. The air was stifling and hard to pull into his lungs. And cold. He shivered in response to his own thoughts as well as the temperature. Gabe snored loudly a few feet away. The kid kept mumbling in his sleep. Robert was silent, which told Linc that the man was as awake as he was. Zach and Mike sat near Casey, talking softly, though Linc couldn’t tell if it was to each other or to the injured man. Sleep was tempting, but fear had so far made it impossible. “You want to sleep?” Mike’s voice cut across the dark shadows. “I’ll keep an eye on the meter.” “Probably should get some rest,” Linc admitted despite the fact that every atom of his body was fighting to stay awake. “You okay?” Linc recalled Mike’s emotions from earlier. “I’m fine,” Mike assured him. “Give me a couple hours then I’ll spell you.”
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