Before love Lies
“Live audio channel open. You may speak, Master John.”
I took a breath. “Jeff. If you can hear me, do not react. Do not look around. Just listen.”
There was a sharp intake of breath on the other end, then silence as the car continued moving.
“You were right,” I went on. “Sam is real. And yes—I have access.”
Jeff’s voice came through the speakers low, controlled, but shaken.
“So the rumors were true.”
“Yes,” I said. “And that’s why you’re still alive.”