With beads of sweat accumulating on his forehead, Richard bit down on his thin lips. His knuckles whitened as his big fist pressed against the wall. I could see he was having trouble controlling his passion.

On the other end of the phone, Aurora's voice came through, "Sophia…"

I was about to respond when my phone screen suddenly went black. It had run out of battery.

Panic surged through me, and I instinctively set the phone down.

I was ...