Luke saw Amelia looking out of the bus and felt a surge of relief. He’d beat her here. He could head her off, talk to her. And see if she was honest or the best actress he’d ever met. On the drive over, he’d been thinking about who might be trustworthy inside the company and remembered Donovan Kincaid. He’d sure leaped to her defense when Leslie got cute yesterday. Of the two, he’d put his money on Kincaid having the better instincts. Or did he want to believe him?

He started walking—not hurrying because part of him didn’t want to know if the news was going to be bad—toward the street as the bus came to a ponderous stop. His gaze followed Amelia’s progress the length of the bus, then lost sight of her until the bus moved off with a smoky roar. Maybe it was the engine sounds or a prickling on his neck that had him looking down the street. When he saw the van, he froze for an instant, then pulled gun and started to run. The light was with her, so Amelia started across the street. The van was closer to her than he was.

“Amelia!” he shouted.

She stopped in the middle of the street, looked his way, then her face broke into a smile and she waved at him. “Luke!”

“Look out!” He gestured as the van sped up. The side door opened. She turned to look, as it pulled level with her. The man crouched in the opening fired off a shot at him. Luke dodged behind a car, started to fire back, but Amelia was in the way. The guy hooked his arm around her waist and lifted her inside. They fell back in an untidy heap on the floor as the van picked up speed. Before it turned out of sight, Luke saw Amelia struggle, then go limp.

She was gone. He rubbed his face in frustration, muttering every swear word he knew. He stopped.

Helicopter. Amelia had been terrified of them. One had been on the mountain the day they’d skied down. In a moment, he was back in his car, heading for the airport, his cell phone to his ear. He’d tried this alone and failed. Now it was time to use his strengths, or in this case, his brothers’ strengths. It was time to call in the rest of the Kirbys.