Gabriel

I hadn't walked far from the cell when my phone rang.

I pulled it out of my pocket, annoyed even before I saw who it was.

Elder Anton.

What the fuck did he want?

I contemplated ignoring the call, but ignoring a call from a high council member was opening my phone to series of calls from others.

I sighed, then swiped my finger across the screen before pressing the phone to my ear. "Elder Anton."

As second in command to the council chief, Anton was one of the few elders I bothered to ...