Chapter 12
Concordia followed Charlotte as she bolted out of the room, leaving the others to sort out the details of getting the doctor and extracting information from Reese. She knew that Charlotte could not bear to sit and wait for news, especially when she had feared her uncle might come to harm.
When they reached the dock, they saw the elderly man slumped over the prow with David kneeling beside him, applying an already-bloodied handkerchief to the side of his head. Concordia’s heart lurched at the sight.
David looked up and frowned at the two ladies hurrying towards them. “You shouldn’t be here,” he called.
With the ease of practice, Charlotte stepped across the gap and into the boat. She crouched beside them. “What happened?”
David gave her a long look before replying. “You are
