DANE
Dane hurried down the stairs and into the living room. "She's gone."
"What did she do? Make a rope out of sheets and climb out the window?" Tuesday tossed the remote control on the couch and stood.
Dane's panic receded. Marissa hadn't left. Not unless she'd gained the power of invisibility. "She didn't come down the stairs. I don't think she'd have jumped out the window."
"Did you check all the rooms?"
"Yes, I checked all the rooms Most of them are empty—no furniture. There's a balcony in the master bedroom. The sliding glass doors were closed, but unlocked."
"I'll check upstairs. Maybe you missed something."
"I'll look outside. Brent lives in the boondocks. There's not another house for miles. Maybe...maybe she decided to take a walk and clear her head."
Tuesday frowned. "Without telling us? That's not like her."
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MARISSA
"Honestly, I don't know what you're—" Marissa grimaced as the man who held her wrist dragged her through a rough patch of tall grass.
