Chapter 3

Laura arrived at Vista Point a few minutes before seven. There was no one there. She leaned against the wall to wait for whoever had sent the note to arrive.

She heard footsteps coming up behind her and jumped. She turned around and saw Carly.

"What are you doing here?" Carly asked nervously. She was worried that whoever had Michael wouldn't make contact with Laura there.

Laura noticed how worried Carly looked. She decided to risk telling Carly the truth. "I got a note saying that someone had Lesley Lu. They wanted me to meet them here."

Carly gasped. "I got the same note about Michael."

"There is something wrong here if we both got the same note," Laura said.

Laura pulled out her cell phone and called home.

"Hello?" Lesley said.

"Mom? Is Lesley Lu all right?"

"Lulu's fine. She's in her room. Laura, I saw the note. Luke is on his way. Be careful."

"I will," Laura said hanging up. She looked at Carly. "The note was a fake, Lesley Lu is at home. I'd be willing to bet that Michael is home to."

"So it was a trick?"

"Yes. We need to get out of here. It may be a trap."

Laura and Carly started to leave when four men came out of the bushes. Two of the grabbed the women from behind.

Luke arrived just in time to see Laura and Carly being dragged into a white van. He started to go help them when someone walked up behind him and hit him over the head.

The van sped off leaving Luke laying unconscious on the ground. Ten minutes later Sonny and Jason arrived. They saw Luke laying there.

Sonny went to him. "Luke?" he said shaking him.

Luke groaned and opened his eyes. He sat up and looked around trying to figure out where he was and what had happened.

"Luke, have you seen Carly?" Sonny asked.

Luke nodded. "Some men threw her and Laura into the back of a white van. I've got to go after them." He struggled to his feet.

A worried look crossed Sonny's face. "Jason, go back to the penthouse. I want you to stay close to Michael until Luke and I find Carly and Laura."

Jason nodded and started to walk away.

"Now wait a minute," Luke said. "Who ever said that you were coming with me?"

"Luke, my wife is missing to and I intend to be there when she's found."

Luke exhaled sharply. "All right. Let's go," he said.

He looked at Jason who had stopped to listen to the two of the arguing. "Jason, would you go by my house and take Lesley and Lulu to the penthouse. I would feel better if I knew someone was watching them."

Jason stared at him a moment and then looked at Sonny. Sonny nodded. "Sure Luke," Jason said walking away.

"Where do we start?" Sonny asked.

"I think the first thing we should do is go back to my office. We need to figure who would have something against both of us," Luke said.

Sonny nodded. They walked back to Luke's car and drove back to the club.