As soon as Ewan was gone, Noah tried to find something to do while he waited for Arik to call. Common sense said that wouldn’t happen for a while. After all, the guys have to prepare the building so they can demolish it hard and fast enough to kill all of the life-suckers at once. Or…He frowned. At least all the ones who are in there. What if…
Taking out his phone, he called Arik. When the Seeker answered, Noah told him about Cody.
“Do you think one of the life-suckers got to him? What if that thing is somewhere in the building?” he asked in conclusion.
“From your description, I’d say your friend is a victim. You’re certain the life-sucker isn’t in his apartment?”
“As certain as I can be, yes,” Noah replied. “Or at least it wasn’t when Ewan and I left.”
“All right. John just arrived t
