The moment the Enforcers were gone, Erica's mind latched onto mine in a desperate grasp.

WHERE IS YOUR MOTHER? I could feel her moving, running. SYD, IS SHE OKAY?

I didn't want to calm down, damn it, not even a little bit. I wanted to rage and tear things apart with my power and my bare hands until someone bled for what just happened. But I couldn't, not with mind after family mind reaching for me, latching onto me with tentacles of need, asking the same question over ...