Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Two

Dimitri

I stared at Alexei. Phase two. Tomorrow night. Less than twenty-four hours to prepare for whatever was coming.

"What else did the text say?" I asked.

Alexei pulled out his phone and read from the screen. "Just that one line. Phase two begins tomorrow night. Nothing else."

"Who was it sent to?" I demanded.

"A number we do not recognize," Viktor said, walking in. "We are tracing it now but it will take time."

I stood up and started pacing. My mind was racing through every possibility. What was phase two? Another attack? Another kidnapping? Or something worse?

"We need to talk to the...