Chapter Twenty Two

Back at the house, the first person I saw was Olivia pacing up and down - an old habit she keeps up when things were bad.

"What's wrong?" I asked, drawing her attention to me. Her head snapped up, and she looked surprised as if I'd caught her off guard.

Nicole walked in. "Oh good you're here." She looked relieved. She stared at the phone in her hands seeming to will it to ring.

"What's wrong?" I repeated my question.

Nicole took a breath. "Don't panic, okay?"

I frowned at the way her eyes were watery. Hunters did not cry on the job, and by the way Olivia and Nicole were tensed, they were definitely on the job.

"Mom's missing," Olivia blurted out. "She was hunting Lucas with Cheryl, but Cheryl said Mom didn't meet her at the place she was supposed to."

I frowned. "How long ago was that?"

"About an hour," Cheryl answered walking into the room. "I tried calling her phone again. It's not even ringing any more."

"Wait, that's not possible," I said. "She couldn't have been missing for an ho