"Which country's area code is this?" She showed her mobile to Liam Yancey.
In the moment of urgency, Liam hadn't paid attention, but now he saw that the area code was 001.
"Canada." He frowned, "He's in Canada!"
"Norton Abyss!..." Tara Summer put the phone back to her ear, anxiously shouting, "Norton Abyss, are you still by the phone? Are you unable to speak?..."
She could only guess such possibilities: Someone calls without speaking because they can't talk or they have no words, and either possibility is troubling.
She was more worried that he was unable to speak due to serious injuries!
Perhaps due to the bond between them, Tara's guess was spot-on; soon after she shouted, the interference in the receiver suddenly vanished, followed by the man's voice once again.
"Tara Summer..."
Just those two words were enough for Tara to recognize Norton Abyss. His voice sounded odd, weak, even somewhat trembling.
