She took his hand, giving it a squeeze of reassurance as she filed the word 'hook' away for later worrying. "The docs here are good, real good, I bet he'll be up and running again in no time."

A hook. It should surprise her, not with what she knew about him. His life had been as violent as hers once, but the idea that someone close to him had been hung on a hook sent a shiver down her spine.