Chapter 122. Ticking Clock

“I told you he wouldn't call again,” Myla said calmly.

Three pairs of eyes turned to her.

She didn’t waver. “He thinks one of you walked in while I was on the phone.”

Jared’s mouth curved slightly at her confidence.

Myla met their gazes. “If he believes I’m in danger, he won’t risk another call. He’ll move forward with whatever plan he already had.”

"You’re sure you’re okay? You haven't mentioned her name once since the call ended." Hayden’s voice broke the heavy silence of the living room, his eyes searching Myla’s face with an intensity that bordered on frantic.

It was the second day since the call. They had spent forty-eight hours in a state of hypervigilance, waiting for the phone to vibrate again, but Edward had remained silent. They held onto a single, desperate