The moment Luke's fearful screams echoed in my earpiece, reality crashed in around me like a wave. I could practically sense the tension vibrating within the car as his panicked voice filled the space. Every word he uttered confirmed what I'd feared: trouble was closing in on us faster than we could have ever expected.
Ruth Lee, lost in her own little world only seconds earlier, was jolted back to reality with a start. Her wide eyes darted to me as she whispered, close to trembling, "Frank, where are we going?"