The living room was empty too. She poured a glass of water and saw his cell phone on the table, wondering where he had gone.

When she was putting the glass down, the phone on the table suddenly vibrated, and Cathryn almost dropped the glass to the sound. She took a deep breath and picked up the phone.

Keith had told her earlier that if his cell phone was ringing when he was not around, she could pick it up at any time.

The screen showed a foreign number, Cathryn hesitated ...