Chapter Thirty-TwoRuth paced in her living room. Two long days had passed since Varis was abducted. Trevor was no closer to finding her, and no ransom note had been received. Was he correct that Varis had been taken by mistake? Would the kidnapper kill her if she was not the intended victim?
Shuddering, Ruth marched to the bedroom where she grabbed the receiver and put it to her ear. She began to dial, but before the call connected, she dropped the telephone back into its cradle.
“I can’t call Irene on an unsecure line. What was I thinking? Maybe I should track her down and speak with her. No, that won’t work either.” Ruth snapped her fingers. “A note at the phone booth. That will have to do. They told me if I had to contact them to leave a coded letter under the phone directory.”
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