Chapter 218: Hunters, Part 1

James

Charlotte’s signals vanish from the screen and my gut twists. For brief endless seconds, the three of us; myself, Richard and Michael, sit silently. I stare at my screen, trying to will the signal back into existence.

Jade….

…. What have you done?

Richard won’t meet my eye….

It’s his wife she’s trying to rescue….

Recovering from my paralysis, I stand. “Time to go. We’ve done as much as we can from here.”

Michael rises with me. “Yes. Which car?”

“Yours. It’s more rugged than mine. We may need to go cross-country, or on poor trails.”

“Okay. I’ll drive. You handle the computers and concentrate on finding the signal again. You’re better at the tech stuff than me.”

“Fair enough…. Francis…” I yell out for Richard’s PA, briefly glancing at Richard himself who simply waves his hands in a ‘Get on with it…’ gesture.

She must have been waiting outside the door, which opens almost as the words spill from my mouth.

“Yes, James?”