The Price of Protection

SIENNA

The satellite phone buzzes as the minute hand hits half past fifteen, exactly as Castillo promised it would, at midnight. The second ring sounds and I pick up, my voice as solid but the adrenaline still frothing.

We set the words between us, and this time I waste no breath on a greeting before ushering in our verdict.

"I'm listening."

"We'll cooperate, but with conditions." Teo stares at me