"I shouldn't, but why not? Rowan didn't have anyone to think about right now." Duke only laughed, but the thick derision in it escaped no one. "I'll just remind you that we're in Wailing Veil, and this place belongs to Pareidolia. Whatever we decide to do to you, no one will fight us over it. You don't even have to leave this place alive."
"As I have said, I want to talk to Rowan alone." Scott only reiterated his words to justify ignoring Duke. He just glanced at the doctor before eyeing Rowan again.
Carla closed the medical record file she was perusing while passing the time. She got up and dragged Duke out under the pretense of needing his expertise in the operating hall. When the door closed behind them, Scott quickly got up and locked the door before Duke could creep back in again.
