14. A Captive Slave

“Hello?”

“Can you hear me?”

“Dad.” My voice croaky and I gulp the stubborn saliva in my mouth. “I am at the..” Dakota watches me keenly, like a wolf waiting to eat his prey. “HighBars company for project related work.”

“What? You got selected by a company-wait-Ethan wants to talk to you.” I hear shu...