Undertow (The UnderCity Chronicles) - Plot & Excerpts
The criminal was wanted both by the police and his old gangland associates, so taking him to a hospital would have been akin to a death sentence. Instead they had transported him in the back of Lindsay’s car to Jack’s place, and made him as comfortable as they could on the bed. Jack had loaded him up on over-the-counter painkillers, but they did little to ease his suffering, and leaving Tocat to rest, Lindsay followed Jack out of the bedroom.Reggie glanced up anxiously from his place in the armchair, his own leg wrapped in a thick layer of bandages and propped up on the other chair.“If he just had a break I could do a splint," Jack said, going to the kitchen sink. "Only his knee is crushed bad. He needs some real care or he’ll lose his leg.”Lindsay leaned against the counter beside Jack as he washed his hands, the water running red. Thank God it wasn’t his blood. “Agharta?”“There’s no way I can carry him all the way down there myself, and Reggie isn’t in any condition to help.
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