Ben said as he and Matthews came up behind her. “Who took her?” Joe asked, panic sounding in his tone. Harper just shook his head helplessly and pointed to a door on the opposite side of the room. Before his hand was even all the way up, Rilynne was already halfway across the room, Matthews and Lori right behind her. As she passed the head table, she reached out and grabbed her purse without slowing. She pulled her gun out and dropped the purse on the ground as she pushed through the door. The lobby on the other side was empty aside from one thing: a small pink shoe. “No,” Lori said. “No.” She dropped down on her knees next to the shoe. “No!” Rilynne and Matthews ran out the door and into the dark parking lot. “Kim!” Rilynne yelled. Her heart felt like it was being squeezed as she made her way between the cars, looking for any sign of her.
