The Virus Within: Blood Moon (Book 3)

My eyes refused to leave the spot where Jess's and Nicky's scent trail abruptly ended. As I stood there, my muscles vibrated with my desire to shred their kidnappers limb from limb. The problem with that idea was I didn't know where they were, only that they were driving as fast as possible and probably over fifty miles away by now.

"We're just about done packing," Nina said as her footsteps went to where our truck was parked beside the building. "If you want to grab anything from your room, we'll be leaving in about five minutes. Hank found most of the crowbars and socket wrenches we brought back, and he put the bag in the back of the truck for you."

Her words finally broke through the unthinking rage in my mind, although I hadn't been staring at the spot for long. A nearby clatter made me turn my head as Logan dumped an armful of weapons and other supplies in the back.

"You helped me, now it's my turn to help you," he said simply.

"We're going to help you get Jess and Nicky back," Daniel quietly affirmed, his eyes still glowing brightly. He remained near the steps, giving me as much space as possible while helping pack.

From the doorway, Luke asked, "Did you recognize the scents?"

"No," I growled. "Why did they take Jess and Nicky?"

"I don't know," he replied unhappily. "We can only think of two possible reasons. An enemy might be planning to hold them hostage against you, or since they mentioned visiting Nina, they mistook Jess for her and took Nicky because she was also there."