Emma stared at the countdown timer.2 hours, 13 minutes, 41 seconds.Sophie was on the phone with 911, explaining that someone had been abducted from the property. Damien stood frozen in the doorway, his face ashen. Sarah hovered near the computers, looking like she might bolt at any moment.Emma's mind raced through possibilities. Call the FBI. Call local police. Call everyone and hope someone could find Victoria before midnight.But the people who took Victoria had breached a secured estate, evaded security systems, and left no trace except the message on the screen. They were professional. Organized. Connected.They were Daniel Cross's people. A federal prosecutor with resources Emma couldn't match."The police are on their way," Sophie said, ending the call. "ETA fifteen minutes."Fifteen minutes. Then interviews, evidence collection, official procedures that would eat away at the two-hour deadline while accomplishing nothing.Emma pulled out her phone, called the one person who m
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