Later that evening when the phone rang, Lori was ready. For the last two nights, she'd been taping her threatening phone calls - just in case. She had enough technological skill to rig her voice mail to automatically record any incoming call, though she'd quickly deleted all but the ones from her midnight caller. As usual, the number had no identification attached, jus the words "Private Number."
"Who is this!" she demanded when she heard the now-familiar voice. "Why are you calling me."
"This is your last warning. Leave the WYRM alone!" the voice hissed. "Or you WILL suffer the consequences."
Before she could ask any further questions, the caller hung up. She checked to be sure the recording had worked. Then she crawled into her comfy four-poster bed and settled down to read. She'd cho
