The ringing echoed through the clearing like a death sentence.
Nobody moved, nobody breathed.
Kara stared at her pocket, her face pale with disbelief.
“No…” she whispered.
Michael’s gaze sharpened “Interesting.”
Damon stepped toward her cautiously. “Kara.”
“I didn’t know,” she said immediately, backing away “I swear, I didn’t know.”
The phone kept ringing.
Calder looked amused again now. “Well. That explains several things.”
“Shut up,” Kara snapped.
Diane’s pulse hammered painfully “Answer it.”
Kara looked at her sharply.
“Answer the phone.”
With trembling fingers, Kara slowly reached into her coat and pulled out a slim black cellphone.
An unfamiliar number flashed across the screen.
Michael raised a brow “Go ahead.”
Kara hesitated before answering.
“…Hello?”
A brief sile
