Chapter 40

DUNCAN POV

Almost before I could fully settle in my office chair, my office telephone line rang from the right side of my desk, whisking all my attention to it. With a puff of breath, I picked up the telephone before punching the receive button on it,

“Professor Duncan.” I was abrupt with my response, then waited to hear the other end of the line. What came next was shallow breathing, as if the caller was on a small pause after running a very long marathon.

“Hello?” I called out once again, deep furrows forming on my forehead. Again, nothing! Just shallow breath and wheezes into my speaker. I removed the phone from my ear and stared at it for a heartbeat, then placed it on my ear again.

“Who’s this?” By now, I was highly concerned.

However, I didn’t even get to know what the hell was going on because the call was cut. People with no purpose in life always found ways to destroy ours.

I slammed the phone back into its cradle before flipping my laptop open and powering it. My thoughts