(Reese)
I sat on the edge of the bed for a moment before I picked up my phone.
I called Ethan.
He picked up on the second ring.
"I was wondering when you'd call," he said.
"It's been a long night," I said. "There was an incident at the gate. The compound is on lockdown."
A pause.
"What kind of incident?"
"Two men showed up," I said. "It's handled."
"Reese."
"I'm fine. I promise."
He was quiet for a second. "How long is the lockdown?"
"I don't know yet."
"Friday," he said.
"I know."
"The dinner can't move again," he said. "Marcus's father already pushed it once. If we cancel again it looks wrong."
"I'm not cancelling," I said. "Noah said Thursday and Friday would happen. I have to trust that."
Another pause.
"You're trusting him," Ethan said quietly.
I looked at the wall.
