Chapter 8 - Uncle Marcus Answers The Emergency Call
Detective Vance handed me her department phone, gesturing for me to make an urgent outbound call before the media caught wind of the story.
“Call your uncle Marcus in Germany; he’s been trying to reach you kids for years,” Detective Vance urged gently.
My hands shook as I pressed the familiar international country codes into the keypad, listening to the overseas ringtone chime.
On the third ring, a gruff, exhausted voice answered immediately with military precision.
“Sterling residence, Major Marcus Sterling speaking,” my uncle’s deep voice boomed through the speaker.
“Uncle Marcus... it’s Phoebe,” I choked out, tears finally spilling over my eyelashes.
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Silence hung on the line for three agonizing seconds before my hardened military uncle let out a ragged breath.
“Sweetheart, where are you? Are you and Clara safe?” Marcus demanded, the sound of chair scraping against a desk echoing through the phone.
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