Avery checked the time after ending the call.

She wondered where Elliot was.

The airport was located in a secluded area outside the city. If he was in the city, it would take him at least an hour to get here.

There were only forty minutes left until Avery had to board the plane.

There was no way she would wait for him.

If she missed her flight, she would not be able to leave the city till the next morning, when the next flight was scheduled to leave.

Time was not on her side.

Mike noticed Avery's dejected expression, so he reached out and held her cold hand.

"Don't be scared, Avery. Whoever's behind this probably needs your medical skills," he said, consoling her. "Drag things on for as long as you can. I will definitely find a way to save you."

"We have to save Wesley first," Avery mumbled.

"Of course."

"Of all the years I've known Wesley, he has never once refused my plea for help, no matter how many times I had asked him for help. He always shared good things with me. H