Chapter 17

"What did you just say?" Cole's voice pitched higher, and the room tilted as a black haze swept his vision. He grabbed the doorframe to steady himself. Carter lurched to his feet and knocked over the vanity stool, his heartbeat slamming so hard that it seemed to miss a beat. On the phone, Matthew rushed to clarify. "We traced Ms. Reed to the Aygate region. A report just came in that a newly arrived Doctors Without Borders team was attacked in the conflict zone. "Two of the victims are reportedly women from our country. The identities haven't been confirmed yet, but the description is a close match." "Impossible!" Cole's nails bit into the wood. He forced out the words through his teeth. "She's not dead! I'm going to find her right now!" Carter swayed, then bolted past Cole, taking the stairs two steps at a time. Cole pocketed his phone and followed, sliding into the passenger seat as Carter gunned the engine. Carter drove like the city had emptied for them alone. His hands were