Henry had intended to stall a bit longer, but Chase Carter seemed to anticipate his moves, leaving him with a curt, “You’d better get Giselle Lambert to make a decision—fast. Goodbye.”

The call ended abruptly.

Giselle tried to interject but it was too late; she frantically hit redial, only to be met with a disheartening automated message that the other line was unreachable.

“Hold on, my team’s tracking the location,” Henry reassured her.

His subordinate ...