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Chapter 23

“You’re up early,” said Nathan.

Karl looked at him; his expression difficult to judge.

“I’ve made a bit of a mess,” said Nathan, grimacing as he sat up.

“What happened?” asked Karl, nodding at the dried and drying blood that caked his body.

Nathan slowly shook his head. He hardly knew where to begin. And what would Karl do after he told him? There was no use in hypothesising. He’d just have to come out with it and see what happened.

“I was a gambler,” he began. “Not a very good one either. I lost a lot of things and money was only one of them. I did a lot of things I’m ashamed of and I guess it all finally caught up with me.”