Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-One Trusting no one meant isolation. Ryder played his conversation with Shep round and round. He’d initially refused the premise… except if that was true, why had he stopped communicating with his team? His instincts were all he had left. Trusting them while paranoia infected his mind only churned him up more. Things had happened, he’d been close to Lacie, he’d known it, he’d felt it, but she’d been whipped away. Nothing in the world was more important to Ryder than finding Lacie. He’d go to whatever lengths it took to complete his mission. His team had always been there for him, they provided a safety net, a sounding board, solidarity. But he was second guessing everything, including his own thoughts. “I’ll be out of here in ten minutes,” Jamie said. Eric tossed a bag i
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