It doesn't take the full ten minutes before she gets a response. Barely two minutes pass before a message comes through. It gives her the name of a restaurant and instructions to come in and eat a meal, speaking to no one. After the meal, someone would approach her, as long as everything was secure.

She knew what it meant almost instinctively. They wanted to have the time to check her out, to scan her, and to check the area. Make sure that if she had backup, they could find it. They ...