Ivelle nodded and asked no more questions.

When they returned to the villa, Jordan was not there. There were several missed calls on her cell phone, all from Parker. She has been in the capital for some days.

It suddenly occurred to her that he had said that he would also come to the capital.

Ivelle called him back. The phone call got through after a few rings.

"Ivelle, are you going to be dead if you don't make any phone calls to us?" The man on the phone started to make a noise as soon as she picked it up. Parker, who was on the other end of the...