Chapter 75

She wanted to have lunch with them the next day, but Mark got called to work early because of a situation at a farm escalated from sibling rivalry into a standoff between two brothers and the cops for a while. It was a mess, and Mark had to put all his concentration in it to stay safe.

When he finally had escorted one of the brothers to Mercer for their better jail, he checked his phone just to see a message from Francis.

“Moira is taking Henrietta to Ann Arbor once everything is done. I need a new job.” It was a matter of fact way to put how upset he was, but Mark understood.

When, a few hours later, Francis sent another one, something cold wrapped around Mark’s heart.

“Rita wants me to go work in NJ at the clinic she just started at. They need a pediatric nurse.”

Mark stared at the message and felt numb. Then, a call came in and it was all hands on deck supervising at a house fire and he put his phone on silent and continued to work.