Chapter 26Kyle was working at his desk when his cellphone rang, playing “Sweet Cherry Wine,” the ringtone he’d given his sister when he’d first gotten this phone. It was only a few weeks after he’d learned what Sonny had done, and he hadn’t been able to call her—she might have written she planned to get a divorce, but could he believe her?
All the same, he picked up the phone. “Winchester.” He groaned and would have rolled his eyes at having answered automatically.
“Hello?” She sounded tired and shaky and not at all like Cherrie. It had been almost six years since he’d heard his sister’s voice, but he was certain this wasn’t her. “Is that you, Kyle?”
“Yes. Who is this?” He’d worry about feeling stupid if he actually was talking to his sister.
“Oh, Kyle. I’m so glad I reached you. My na
