Adrian rolled the window down in a panic. "Well? Where is she? Which hospital did that guy take her to?"
Willie shook his head. "We didn't find her. Ms. Gomez has no hospital records at all; she never went home, and there's zero trace of any helicopter landing anywhere in Aetheria City. It's like someone deliberately covered their tracks... we can't find a single clue about where Ms. Gomez went!"
Adrian's heart sank straight into darkness. Cigarette ash spilled onto the back of his hand, but he didn't even feel it.
All he could see was Cordelia's face. His voice cracked with raw fear. "Keep looking... no matter what it costs, you have to find out where Cordelia is!"
Willie bit his lip. "Got it, Mr. Faulkner. The police station just called—Ms. Watson is throwing a fit and demanding to s
