I looked up at him. Marek was standing within a single breath, squatting down in front of me and taking my hands in his. My eyes looked from the phone to his hands. I didn’t want to explain why this brought on a panic attack.

“Ria, what’s wrong? It’s not the newest model, I know, but it’s what we could get on short notice and Lev being out of commission.”

“I…I don’t know how to use it…”

Everyone in the kitchen stopped, the constant sound of movement ceased. It was a ...