The delay in locating her was because she was still tied up in Roan McLaren's world. I hadn't expected that. I had honestly believed she would have gotten out by now. She would have escaped. Or been dead. But Kasey was entrenched in that scene now. Willingly, it seemed. I had to ask myself, if that was a direct result of what Roan did to her. Of what he did to her because of me. It was not an easy internal debate to have. The time spent that morning in ASI HQ had been strained and uncomfortable, despite Ben's attempts to soothe and make me feel safe. It was a secure location, but the reason why we were all stuck inside this fortress didn't vacate my mind. Even the closeness I sensed between us, since last night's revelations, couldn't wipe the reality of why we were still here from my head. And then Pierce returned with news of Kasey. He didn't meet us in the interview room, but the lunch-room, where most everyone who'd stayed at ASI overnight were having coffee.
