Lux knew that she hadn't made it in time to stop Cate from reaching Anderson's lab when she crossed the border of Washington State. When she stopped she was in the woods far away from any town or city. It was raining but that wasn't really a big surprise to her. The scent of falling rain soothed her but also made her upset because Cate's scent was being rinsed away, not that she didn't know where the entrance to Anderson's lab was, but still it would be easier as the lab had many entries and exits.
Right now she was headed for the Stoneden entrance. It was near the bottom of the mountains which is how it got its name, it would be easier to escape through and she knew how to get to it from anywhere in the lab. The trick would be finding Cate because she knew Victor never used this exit unless he was chasing her. He hated to feel boxed in and the mountains did just that.
She was glad she always wore soft-soled shoes when she entered the lab. The ground wouldn't have a lab-like feel to it if the walls and floor weren't hard and made of nothing but metal. She snuck through the hallways generally avoiding anywhere she knew guards would be. She could take them out and kill them but it would be hard to hide the bodies and if someone radioed in to check on them and they didn't answer then the alarm would be raised. The farther she could go into the lab without encountering anyone the better for everyone around.
Cate had only been in the car for all of seven seconds before she realized that she had been tricked and by that point they were a long way away from Open Bar. Now she was sitting in a cell on a cold steel floor in a building that had a lab-ish feel. The man that had tricked her hadn't said a word to her. Not before he tricked her, not after she figured out she had been tricked, not when she had started screaming, and not when she had started demanding answers. He had been completely silent the entire time until at least he had dropped her into her cold cell.
The entire way to her cell had been pitch dark and she had been sure he had to be lost because she hadn't been able to see anything but suddenly they were in a dimly lit room with prison cells lining the right side of the room. She had thought she was stuck until he finally spoke. "My father will be here to speak with you soon." Then he had left the room.
She tried every way she could think of to get out of the cell by the time someone entered the room once more. She looked over to the source of the noise and saw what appeared to be an old man from a distance but she was proven wrong when he approached her and stopped just in front of her cell.
He was a tall lean man. He had greasy brown hair that was obviously turning grey. His face held a few wrinkles that Cate thought were due to stress judging by the state of his hair. He appeared to be in good shape, not well muscled but it was clear he wasn't frail and weak. His eyes were a kaleidoscope of blue-grey colors. When he smiled at her he revealed a chipped bottom tooth.
"Your friend is very dangerous to have around." He commented.
Cate looked at him in confusion. "Friend? What friend?"
"The girl, woman! The girl!" the man snapped losing all pretense of friendliness.
"What-" Cate started but then she realized what the man meant. He was talking about Lux. She glared at him. "What does she have to do with you?"
"She belongs to me." The man growled. "She's my property."
"And who exactly are you?" Cate snapped back. The man smiled.
"Glazer. Anderson Glazer."