Chapter 17 - The CallAt midnight, my phone rang.
Unknown number.
I answered.
Silence.
Then a man's voice.
"You found the files."
I stood motionless.
"Who are you?"
"You don't know me."
"Then why are you calling?"
"Because Callan wasn't the only person who wanted you silent."
My pulse accelerated.
"What do you want?"
A pause.
"Nothing."
"Then why?"
"Because someone is coming."
The line went dead.
I stared at the phone.
Outside, the desert wind moved across the property.
For the first time, the refuge felt enormous.
May you like
And empty.
Then the security alarm sounded.
