I let out a quiet sigh. If Caelum were here, things would be far easier. Whenever something happened, I had always talked it through with him.
Even though Caelum was younger than me, he was always calm and steady. With him around, I felt far more at ease.
Just as I thought of him, a middle-aged man walked straight toward me. He looked ordinary, unremarkable.
Judging by his uniform, he was probably one of the villa's security guards. "Miss Nancy," he said quietly, "someone asked me to give this to you."
He didn't slow down. As he brushed past, he slipped something into my hand and kept walking.
The exchange took less than three seconds. In my hand was a small mobile phone.
Ultra-thin. Ultra-light. Yet incredibly powerful. A device only Caelum could have customized.
My heart leapt. Th
