Surprise Meeting

Alicia’s POV

Before anything else could happen, there was the distinct sound of a vibrating phone.

Acker immediately tensed and raised a hand to stop me from speaking and I found I couldn’t disobey. He brought out his phone from his pocket and answered the incoming call.

“Javier” his tone was terse and I wondered what was being said on the other end as his expression morphed from stoic to pleased. “Good. Let him through.”

My brows furrowed as he exchanged a wordless glance with Mikael. The two men seemed to be having a conversation without having to say anything, and Mikael’s expression also looked pleased.

“Well,” Mikael’s spoke as Acker ended the call. “You have a visitor, tesoro.”

“A visitor?” I couldn’t help the disbelief in my voice. Who would want to see me? And how could I trust that it was someone that wasn’t dangerous.

“You need to trust us a little more,” Acker said and I got the distinct feeling that my mind had been read. “We are the reason you’re still here and not halfw