When she went to get the key to the numberless room, they were gone. So were her parents, and though Jessie tore all through the house looking for the keys, she couldn't find them.
"Damn them!" she cursed, pounding her fist on the wall. "They'll ruin everything!" Jessie needed to get to the seam as soon as possible. She had to know if Maeve was all right. She had even taken a nap, hoping Cate would come through, but there was nothing. The answer about Maeve's safety would only come when Jessie stepped through the portal and back into Cate's world.
Cate's World.