Eight's Warning: The Price of Escape

Charlie's life quickly became complicated, more complicated that it had ever been. Befriended by Emil's niece and nephew after her rescue and escape from Howard's minions, Charlie was unprepared for the concern and worry, or the crushing, overwhelming guilt when she learned that Emli's sister, Cathy was suddenly kidnapped; taken instead of herself because Cathy was the other Emli look-a-like...

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After returning home to Detroit and sending her children off to soccer camp, Emli's sister Cathy felt a rising fear of impending, personal danger. Knowing how her father would react if he found out, she forced herself to rise to Emli's last challenge and collected the evidence against him that Emli had hidden so many years past; eviidence of his brutality and corrupt business activities, evidence of his moral and physical crimes, and the evidence of his violation of his two, high school aged daughters.

Taking Charlie'off-handed offer of help as truly meant, Cathy sent her cache of evidence to Charlie for safe keeping. And with her rising fears and her husband away on a business trip, Cathy begged Charlie to watch her children. Reluctantly, still feeling that Cathy's fears were likely unfounded, Charlie agreed and brought the chldren to the ranch. But when Cathy was suddenly kidnapped days later, Charlie was crushed, overcome with a deep sense of guilt and contrition; blaming herself for not giving Cathy better protection.

Feeling Charlie's deep concerns and knowing who was behind the abduction, Glen turned his resources to the search for Cathy and with the children's astute observations, located the most likely hiding place. But its location told him it was only temporary while plans to move her out of the country were exicuted.

Sharing Charlie's sense of forboding and his own worries for Cathy's plight, Glen formed a strike team and planned their mission. No matter the outcome, Glen and Charlie were going to attempt Cathy's rescue and stop Howard, once and for all. Glen fervently hoped they had enough time...