Lucian
He needed to focus; she was just a pawn, yes, just a pun in what Evander could only hope was the last round of this never ending game.
“Hello?” questioned the voice on the other end. It was more a whisper than a voice. A grinding whisper.
“Thomas is in play.” Evander replied in a confident tone. This was happening and it was happening now. It’s too late for second thoughts.
“Understood,” came the ashy voice from the phone once again, “I’ll tell you when it is done.”
“Yeah…I wouldn’t hold my breath.” Evander hung up and placed the phone beside the laptop he was still staring at, trying to see beyond what he would expect and think more simple-mindedly.