As he was deep in the realm of dreams, a call came through on his neurophone, waking him up from his sweet reverie.
Startling awake, Kary looked at him in surprise at his sudden jumping up.
"Nightmare?" she asked him, wondering why he jumped up so suddenly.
"No, someone is calling me," Alex replied, rubbing his still-tired eyes.
He didn't recognize the number, and half wondered who it could be.
He cleared his throat so as not to sound freshly awakened and picked up the call.
"Hello."
"Alex! Alex, you have to come now! I accept your deal, but I need you here right now!"
Alex winced as the screaming entered his brain.
"Ahh, do you have to shout? What's going on, Elise?" he asked, rising to his feet.
"There is no time to explain, Alex! You need to be here now! The Los Segadores have taken people and are threatening to kill them publicly if the police try to do something about it!"
