“Ma’am, I need you to stay completely silent,” the operator’s voice buzzed like an insect against my ear. “Officers are turning onto your street now. They have sirens off.”
Outside the door, the woman’s heels clicked impatiently. “Daniel, look at the counter. Her phone isn’t in the kitchen. She has it with her. What if she called someone?”
A heavy silence fell over the hallway. The handle stopped rattling.
