Unspoken Sacrifice

Tessa picked up Bram's call. "It's Tessa. What's up?"

"If you don't want anything happening to Vance, then you'd better be quiet and hear me out," Bram's voice was slow and menacing on the line.

Tessa tensed up, her expression turning cold. "Fine, say it. I'm listening."

*****

That night, Vance returned to the hotel to find Tessa curled up on the living room sofa, hugging a pillow as she watched a