Chapter 17I heard the phone ring amid my dream. At the third ring, I picked up the receiver.
“Hello?” I groaned, my mind still half-asleep and my heart racing.
“I am so sorry to wake you, Talya. How are you?”
“Isaac?” I sat up. Somehow the name didn’t match the voice I heard. “Where... where are you?”
“Sorry to wake you, but I just wanted to let you know I’ll be in Vancouver in a few hours.”
“Are you driving?”
“Yes, I’m in a town called Kamloops – I should be at your place before lunch.”
“But I’m working...”
“I know that. That’s why I phoned early.”
“Okay, why don’t you come to our office and I could introduce you to everyone...”
“All right then; give me the address... but I’ll phone you when I am approaching the city.”
“No problem, I’ll give you directions then... It will be
