‘Peter!’ Luke shouted. Jess and Luke were shouting Peter’s name too, and Luke could hear Jess’s voice shaking with fear. ‘How long ago did Amunnic leave with him?’ Luke asked as they hurried down to the sidewalk. ‘Not even five minutes,’ Eve said. ‘Maybe only two.’ She scanned the street. A hazmat-suited person was cordoning off the house on the other side of the Christies’, but other than that no one else was in sight. ‘Even if it was just two minutes, they’re gone. And we have no idea where!’ Jess cried. ‘They didn’t take the car,’ Eve pointed out. ‘Let’s just go to the end of the block at least and see if we can spot them.’ Luke took off running almost before the words were out of her mouth, with Eve and Jess only a few steps behind. But Medway Lane was deserted. There wasn’t even another CDC agent in sight. ‘It’s going to kill Peter!’ Jess screamed. ‘It’s going to kill him!’ Luke gave Jess a hug. He could tell she needed one. He could feel tremors running through her frame.
