He linked a few people, then looked back at me. "My car is being brought around, and Teri is going to wake up Tania to see if she's coming."

"We may have to drive separate," I said. "We can't wait." We were already out of his office; the Luna would be ten minutes behind us with Tania and their Beta. We jumped into the waiting SUV and took off for the airport.

We were still in town when I got another call from the unknown number. "We just landed," she told me. "Send the Alpha and Tania to the plane, Hangar Four. They're both still out, I left a note...