the look on her face and the way
her muscles were drawn tight that he would most likely end up with her knee in
a very personal part of his body. Instead, he kept pace and pushed as much of
his strength as he thought she could handle through their very new, very weak
mating bond. As she threw open the door marked with a large number two, she
worked hard to school her expression and throw on an air of professionalism.
The woman he recognized as Charlie came rushing towards them, talking in hushed
tones, stopping Sam in the middle of the hall. “The nurse had just checked on
her not more than ten minutes before. Sydney had asked for more
red Jell-O. When the nurse returned, the child was gone. No one saw her,
and nothing in the room has been disturbed. It looks like she simply got up and
walked away.”
“She has to be somewhere. She couldn’t have gotten out of here without
someone seeing her. She told me she was going to the children’s room after
lunch. Did someone check there?” Sam inquired, and he could tell she was
holding on by the skin of her teeth. The need to touch her was alive within
him, but he also recognized her need to remain independent and
professional.
“They’ve
looked everywhere. You were paged when it was determined she was not in
the hospital.” Charlie answered, taking on a completely professional tone he
was sure she used in an attempt to keep Sam calm.
“We
have to look again. There’s no way she would’ve gone anywhere on her
own. She knew I was coming back before heading home and had talked about
something she needed to show me.”
Sam
walked around her friend and headed towards what he now knew was the child’s
room. Lance followed closely behind, sending a mental message to Royce and
Devon, who were presently camped out at Kyndel’s old
apartment. He explained the situation and asked them to meet him at the
hospital ASAP. He also grabbed the cell phone from his back pocket and sent a
text to Max to meet him where he stood.
The
hair on the back of his neck stood on end as they entered Sydney’s room. Rage
caused his vision to blur. Andrew, that traitorous little fucker, had been in
the room. From the power of his scent, he had been there within the last
fifteen or twenty minutes. In an effort to hide his anger, he called out to his
brethren again, “Royce, Dev, you close?”
“Less
than five minutes out. What’s up?” Royce answered
immediately.
“Andrew’s
involved in this somehow. I’m in the child’s room, and his stench is
everywhere.”
“What
the fuck?” Devon’s anger flared through their link.
“How
long ago did this happen?” Royce was just as angry, but much
better at keeping his composure, always looking for a solution to the problem.
“Less
than thirty minutes from the scent,” Lance answered. He
scanned the room and listened to the conversations all around, looking for any
clue that would help locate the missing girl. He
glanced at her chart and sent the image of her angelic face to both men.
“We’ll
start with the Emergency entrance and work our way around. Devon’s calling
Aaron. He was already on his way to the apartment. We’ll find her, Bro.”
“Yeah,
I know, but it needs to be sooner rather than later. Doc is about to lose it,
and then what the hell am I gonna do?”
“You’re gonna man up and take care of your mate, you giant
pain in the ass ,” Royce ordered, and Lance was grateful
to his elder brethren for trying to ease his tension, even if it did mean he
got his own shit thrown back at him. Fucking paybacks!
Not
to be outdone, he answered as only he could. “Yeah, Old Man, I’ll man up.
You just try to keep up.”
“Keep
up hell! I’m always at least three steps ahead of your pansy ass.”
“Okay,
ladies, you’re both pretty. Now, let’s find this little girl.” Aaron
chimed in, apparently getting close the hospital. “And kick my little
brother’s ass while we’re at it.”
“Hell
yeah,” they answered in
her muscles were drawn tight that he would most likely end up with her knee in
a very personal part of his body. Instead, he kept pace and pushed as much of
his strength as he thought she could handle through their very new, very weak
mating bond. As she threw open the door marked with a large number two, she
worked hard to school her expression and throw on an air of professionalism.
The woman he recognized as Charlie came rushing towards them, talking in hushed
tones, stopping Sam in the middle of the hall. “The nurse had just checked on
her not more than ten minutes before. Sydney had asked for more
red Jell-O. When the nurse returned, the child was gone. No one saw her,
and nothing in the room has been disturbed. It looks like she simply got up and
walked away.”
“She has to be somewhere. She couldn’t have gotten out of here without
someone seeing her. She told me she was going to the children’s room after
lunch. Did someone check there?” Sam inquired, and he could tell she was
holding on by the skin of her teeth. The need to touch her was alive within
him, but he also recognized her need to remain independent and
professional.
“They’ve
looked everywhere. You were paged when it was determined she was not in
the hospital.” Charlie answered, taking on a completely professional tone he
was sure she used in an attempt to keep Sam calm.
“We
have to look again. There’s no way she would’ve gone anywhere on her
own. She knew I was coming back before heading home and had talked about
something she needed to show me.”
Sam
walked around her friend and headed towards what he now knew was the child’s
room. Lance followed closely behind, sending a mental message to Royce and
Devon, who were presently camped out at Kyndel’s old
apartment. He explained the situation and asked them to meet him at the
hospital ASAP. He also grabbed the cell phone from his back pocket and sent a
text to Max to meet him where he stood.
The
hair on the back of his neck stood on end as they entered Sydney’s room. Rage
caused his vision to blur. Andrew, that traitorous little fucker, had been in
the room. From the power of his scent, he had been there within the last
fifteen or twenty minutes. In an effort to hide his anger, he called out to his
brethren again, “Royce, Dev, you close?”
“Less
than five minutes out. What’s up?” Royce answered
immediately.
“Andrew’s
involved in this somehow. I’m in the child’s room, and his stench is
everywhere.”
“What
the fuck?” Devon’s anger flared through their link.
“How
long ago did this happen?” Royce was just as angry, but much
better at keeping his composure, always looking for a solution to the problem.
“Less
than thirty minutes from the scent,” Lance answered. He
scanned the room and listened to the conversations all around, looking for any
clue that would help locate the missing girl. He
glanced at her chart and sent the image of her angelic face to both men.
“We’ll
start with the Emergency entrance and work our way around. Devon’s calling
Aaron. He was already on his way to the apartment. We’ll find her, Bro.”
“Yeah,
I know, but it needs to be sooner rather than later. Doc is about to lose it,
and then what the hell am I gonna do?”
“You’re gonna man up and take care of your mate, you giant
pain in the ass ,” Royce ordered, and Lance was grateful
to his elder brethren for trying to ease his tension, even if it did mean he
got his own shit thrown back at him. Fucking paybacks!
Not
to be outdone, he answered as only he could. “Yeah, Old Man, I’ll man up.
You just try to keep up.”
“Keep
up hell! I’m always at least three steps ahead of your pansy ass.”
“Okay,
ladies, you’re both pretty. Now, let’s find this little girl.” Aaron
chimed in, apparently getting close the hospital. “And kick my little
brother’s ass while we’re at it.”
“Hell
yeah,” they answered in
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