"Good evening, gorgeous. What's up?" he asked, his voice revealing that he was busy with something. "Am I calling you at a bad time? I can call you later." "No," he replied immediately. "You never disturb me." My lips curled into a smile. "So, I asked him." "Oh, have you been together at home?" he inquired in a tone that suggested he wanted to know if I managed to refuse him. Since we were only friends, this was information he didn't need to know. "Yes, I had a little time to talk to him." He sighed. "And what did he say?" "You were right, Ronald. He thinks you left the territory, but he also mentioned that guards are posted around the closest airports and that the community hall will be secured. Let me tell you, he nearly got mad when I mentioned you." He laughed out loud. "I wo

