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Major Crimes had been hit hard. Mike’s department. His friends. Half were still missing, including his partner Sean and Charlie Fields. Mike’s sister—she was still among the missing. As the hours went on, they still hadn’t been found. She could see his panic on his face. See it growing.

Daryn hurt for him. She surprised herself—and probably him—when she hugged him quickly. They’d kept busy treating the wounded and directing survivors. Mike couldn’t do as much as he wanted on the injured leg, but he was coordinating everything the teams were doing. “We’ll find them, Mike. I know we will. Darrell is the best at S&R. He and Shelby together… unstoppable.”

He just nodded and tightened his arm around her. Clung. Shook against her, breaking her heart. “My kid sister is still in there. And it’s been hours. And I can’t get to her. She has to be waiting for me to get to her. She has to know I’m coming for her. And I can’t find Sean, either.”

He and Sean Callum were close. Like brothers. Everyone knew that. “I know.”

And the longer A.J. was missing, the greater the chances were she wasn’t coming out whole. Daryn bit back the panic.

A.J. Evers was her friend, too.