That alone made my spine stiffen.
“Yes?” I said, already bracing.
“Sir… there’s been an accident on the major city road.”
My grip tightened on the phone. I couldn’t respond.
I could hear it in his breathing now—the hesitation, the weight of whatever he was holding back.
“One of the vehicles involved matches the Luna’s car.”
The room tilted.
For a second, everything went quiet… like the world had sucked in a breath and forgotten how to release it.
“What did you say?” The words tore out of me.
“We responded as soon as the call came in,” Derek continued quickly, as if afraid I’d cut him off. “Sir, when help arrived, the Luna wasn’t in the vehicle.”
My heart slammed violently against my ribs.
“What do you mean she wasn’t in the vehicle?” I demanded. “Where is she?”
“We don’t know y
