Chapter 31 - THE VOICE FROM THE DEAD

The man on the phone laughed quietly, completely unbothered by Marcus's fierce warning.
"You have no idea who you are dealing with, Captain," the European stranger replied calmly.
"Before you make any reckless moves, Clara, there is someone who wishes to speak with you," the voice added mysteriously.
Static crackled over the satellite line for two agonizing seconds before a soft, familiar voice echoed through the speaker.
"Clara... my sweet baby girl... please do what they ask," a faint, trembling woman's voice whispered over the line.
Clara gasped, her eyes widening in utter horror as she recognized the voice she had mourned for three long years.
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"Mother?" Clara choked out, her entire body shaking as tears flooded her eyes. "You're... you're alive?"
"Don't come to Geneva, Clara! It's a—" her mother screamed frantically before a gunshot echoed over the receiver and the line suddenly went dead black.