Chapter 41
Orchid picked up the phone and thought he heard a click but wasn’t sure. Replacing it back in the cradle, he moved to the window, which was covered by a closed blind, and peeked through it, out of habit more than anything. He paced around the back room, churning the situation over in his mind. It wasn’t good.
There had been no response from Oracle to his last three messages. Even if he had to bail out, he wanted assurances that he could defect back to the nest, but none was forthcoming.
Keep calm, he told himself, but deep down he knew it was only a matter of time before he was uncovered.
He had done everything they had required and more and this is how they repaid years of service? He had filed constant reports right up to informing them where to find Frank Bowen’s passport
