CHAPTER 39
She jumped when the phone rang. She’d been paying attention to the road, hadn’t she?
So why was she so startled?
She glanced at the time. Mace should have called her half an hour ago with an update.
“Hello?”
“Hi, Ruby. It’s me. Elliot.”
“Who?” Where was Mace? Why hadn’t he checked in?
“Elliot. You know.” He lowered his voice. “Dr. Jameson.”
“Yeah, hi. I’m sorry, now’s a really bad time.” Where was she? How long had she been driving with her brain turned off? She had to stay alert. Had to get to Seattle.
“Everything okay?”
What kind of question was that? “No. It’s not.”
“I’m so sorry. Anything I can do to …”
Another beep. There was Mace. The i***t. Why had he kept her waiting so long?
“Sorry, Elliot.” She almost dropped the phone trying to hang up. “I’ve got another
