Chasing (5)

Guessing that Vera left her phone on purpose hadn't been too easy, actually. It was more an attempt than any real clue.

However, seeing her reaction, Neven understood he was right.

She didn't want anyone to call her, so she had left the phone... With her colleague? In her hotel room?

She would have retrieved her number once her holiday was finished. His theory was that she didn't want anyone to call and interrupt her vacation. It was such a clumsy plan, for her. But it made him smile.

She was a powerful witch, a talented agent, and she couldn't come up with something better than losing her phone?

But it also made him worry. Who would go to such lengths? There was something troubling behind her actions and motives.

And it all trailed back to the same point: her higher-ups.

Was it related to her being a witch? He had to find out more about her contract, and he had to talk with someone in the agency about that.