“True. How’s everything going?” Berni asked, just as Jacob made use of the bucket.
“The silver is still leaving Jacob’s body. Robbie said after about twenty-four hours the sickness should start slowing down,” Emory told them.
“Probably because I’ll be dead by then,” Jacob said weakly.
“No,” Finn said, moving to the side of the bed and taking Jacob’s hand. “We’ll make sure that doesn’t happen, and by we, I mean Emory and Robbie, but all of us will be offering you our strength. I don’t know about the others, but I’ve not eaten this morning, so I should be able to stick around and help.”
“Same,” Joe said.
“And the same for me,” Ezzy added.
“You really don’t have to stay,” Jacob said. He felt like he had been saying that a lot over the past few days.
“Too bad, we’re here now,” Joe said, glaring at the bucket. “Do you want me to clean that out for you?” he asked bravely.
Emory smiled. “No need, I can do it.” He switched buckets and walked to the bathroom.
“I heard that wolf had silver on his claws,” Jacob said.
“He did, all of them,” Berni growled out. “We cut his paws off then killed him. Robbie is looking into how he didn’t poison himself. Those men also said they had no idea who they were working for, but this anonymous person paid them to travel around and attack packs. He gave us the name Mortimer, the same as you. We’re still looking into that. I also heard from Cresswell. He’s located the cupboard and found a mobile, tablet, and paperwork. He’s currently going through them and will update me later.”
“I still need to look at my father’s accounts for you,” Jacob remembered, saying weakly.
“There is time enough for that. All I want you to do is focus on staying alive and getting better,” Berni told him.
“Fran and I are going to the beach and having a picnic when I’m better, as I’ve never done either.”
“You’ll have fun doing that,” Aubrey said. “We used to do them a lot when the children were younger.”
“So much fun. Fran and I tried to bury Robbie once, but Dad rescued him,” Ezzy said with a grin.
“That’s because you dug a grave, pushed him in, and started filling the grave up with sand,” Berni pointed out.
Frank and Aubrey laughed.
“I remember that,” Frank said. “Pretty sure I got pictures of the event as well.”
“Thank you for rescuing my mate,” Finn said laughing. “But I need to see the pictures.”
“I’ll show you,” Frank promised.
“We can all go to the beach and try that again,” Ezzy said with a laugh.
“I’d love to see you try and push your brother in now,” Finn taunted.
“Joe, Jacob, Emory, and Fran can help me,” Ezzy said, full of confidence.
“Count me out. I can’t repay Robbie by trying to bury him in the sand,” Jacob said.
“We’ll see what happens when we get to the beach,” Ezzy replied.
“I’ll pop back and see you later, Jacob. I have some commitments today that I can’t get out of,” Aubrey told Jacob.
“So do I, but I’ll pop in and out whenever I have a spare moment, and I don’t want to hear any protests from you, Jacob,” Berni said, pre-empting him.
“Thanks,” Jacob replied simply.
“I have some things I need to do as well, but I’ll be back when I can,” Frank said. He looked at Joe. “Be good.”
