Walking into the Trap

Adrian glared down at the phone in his hand. His fingers hovered over the screen as the message blinked back at him in stark, harsh words.

"A meeting. Alone. Or Flora dies."

It felt like a kick in the teeth, though he knew this was coming. Callum wouldn't back down. Not now. Not when they were this close to cornering him. It still didn't make the message any easier to read.

He felt the weight of Flora's gaze on him across the room. She stood by the window, arms ...