“That’s the twelve-thousand-dollar question,” Maddie recovered. She felt protective of the doc, probably because she owed him a debt of gratitude for protecting her cousin Cassie last year from mob thugs.
“What are you doing out here?” Aiden asked Maddie.
“I was hiking and saw the text. The guy was crazed, Aiden, beating Dr. Spencer like they were mortal enemies.”
Aiden narrowed his eyes at the doctor, who was also a good friend. “Who was he, Spence?”
“I,” Dr. Spencer started. “It doesn’t matter. We need to focus on getting Gwen to the hospital.” He stood and wavered.
Maddie jumped to her feet. She and Aiden caught him as he went down. Kneeling beside the unconscious doctor, she took his pulse.
She glanced up at her cousin. “It’s too slow. We need to get him to a hospital!”
Copyright © 2017 by Pat White
ISBN-13: 9781488045370
Mountain Pursuit
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