Chapter 25 The Past And The Threat

• In Moscow, Russia, the loud ringing of the phone pierced the air, disturbing the silence that was deafening a few moments ago. Jason pushed the sleeping woman away from his body, swung his legs to hit the floor below the side of the bed, and got up. He walked to the table and pressed the phone to his ear. He didn't talk.
• “Jay! Jay!?”
• The sound of Marde made him instantly alert. They’d not spoken in a year or two. “Marde?”