9Another two hours passed uneventfully. Meara’s inner alarms were starting to sound. There was only one reason Aja wouldn’t have returned by now, but she refused to dwell on it without proof.
“I need to get far enough away from here to send a message to Lucy. If we take the transport and leave, ya can bet they’ll lock that place down as tight as they can. Since we may have to go in alone, that wouldn’t be good.”
“Are you worried they somehow got hold of Aja?” Will asked.
Meara nodded. “I am. She was distracted when she left us. I didn’t tell ya, but she was hiding in the woods and watching us. After nearly killing her, I shooed her off, but I didn’t check that she left for certain. What I do know is that she wouldn’t leave me here this long if it were in her power to return. If Peyton h
