C45 Forty-Five

"Yes, it's me." Her voice sounded rushed, panicked. "Hil, there's something you need to know."

I let out a shocked breath. "I thought you were dead!" Vaughan instantly threw me a glance, his gaze questioning.

She exhaled impatiently. "Well, technically I am. But that's not the point!" She sucked in a breath. "Did you put Jim at the gates?"

My brows furrowed in confusion. "What?"

"Jim