The clubhouse was awake before sunrise because Casey’s discovery spread through the building faster than anyone expected and by the time I walked downstairs after throwing on a pair of jeans and a hoodie and almost everyone had gathered around the meeting table.
Blade stood beside the television while Casey replayed the final security footage as Vanessa climbed into her own car and drove away.
Several minutes later she stopped on a quiet road outside the compound and another car pulled alongside.
The camera couldn’t capture what happened next because it only showed Vanessa getting out.
Then everything disappeared beyond the cameras range and the footage ended before Blade looked around the room.
“We find her.” Blade said.
“You think she’s worth finding?” Brax asked.
“If she so
