Then, with my uninjured left hand, I reached into my jacket and pulled out the exclusive phone Lisa had given me earlier.
Dean assumed I was calling the police. He threw his head back and crowed.
"Go ahead, call the cops! Even if you do, you're the one running a cult and scamming people. Let's see who they arrest."
"This is my turf. You could call God Almighty himself today and it wouldn't make a difference."
I ignored the clown completely.
I pressed the single number stored in the phone and hit speaker.
The call connected after a single ring.
"Ms. Gilbert, the Karmic Bond has been severed cleanly. But I've run into a small problem..."
Silence on the other end. One second.
A voice erupted from the phone's speaker, still on full volume. Lisa Gilbert's words dripped with lethal intent.
"Vincent, close your eyes. Three minutes. I'll make them wish they were dead."
