The Fatal Call

The high-definition monitor flared to life, banishing the dimness of the room and casting a harsh, glaring light across the tense office. Gideon braced his broad hands flat against the polished mahogany desk, his knuckles turning stark white as his heart hammered against his ribs. The footage began with dizzying unsteadiness before locking onto a jagged, perilous cliffside. Far below, the dark, ch