Brett drove frantically around the city to look for Lacey. It’s been a half hour since her call ended. He’s never heard her sound so scared. The fact that she called three months after the Shanghai trip surprised him. He almost didn’t answer, but he was glad he did. Shondra was visiting her family in California, so he was home by himself. He called Lacey’s phone several times, but she didn’t answer. Swallowing his pride, he dialed Eric’s number. He didn’t answer. Something was wrong and he was afraid that whoever they were hunting down for drugging Lacey, may have found her first. God he hoped it wasn’t true. He called Eric again and when he finally answered, he let out a breath.
“What do you want?” Eric slurred. Loud country music played in the background along with the sound of the cr
