CODE RED

SHARI's phone almost fell from her grasp when he received the dreaded message she wished not to receive in this lifetime. It came from Sage, and she finally understood why she suddenly lost contact with her brother. Shari wanted to update him regarding their secret meeting in Japan.

"No!" A shiver ran through her body. Shari suddenly felt the same fear she experienced when she saw her parents die.

CODE RED.

"This can't be!" Shari repeatedly checked her brother's message, yet those two short words were clear, and she knew what they meant. Something terrible happened at home in Naples!

She tried reaching out to Hyrum, but he was out of reach. Shari called everyone in the house, Akesha, Yan, and Lei. But all she could hear was a busy tone.

  Shari cursed over and over because she did everything to reach them, but unfortunately, all failed. Shari could not connect.

Breathe in and out, Shari. She reminded herself.