Chapter 27 Next of Kin

***Hazel***

It’s just before lunch when my phone rings.

Blocked number.

I stare at it for a second longer than usual, thumb hovering over the screen. Normally I’d let it go to voicemail. Blocked numbers are almost always trouble. Politicians. Reporters. Someone who doesn’t want a record.

But something twists low in my stomach.

I answer.

“This is Hazel Hayes.”

There’s a pause on the other end. A br