Chapter 204:Urgent Departures

(Emma's POV) The phone call from Jason Reed came just as I was about to head home after a long day. His voice had an edge I'd never heard before. "Emma, you need to leave. Now." "What?" I clutched my phone tighter, stopping in my tracks. "Jason, what are you talking about?" "There's no time to explain," he insisted. "Michael Thompson is waiting for you at the border checkpoint. Go straight there—don't even go home to pack." A chill ran through me that had nothing to do with the evening breeze. "Jason, you're scaring me. What's happening?" "I can't say more over the phone." His voice dropped lower. "Just get to the European territories as quickly as possible." My heart raced. "Where's my mother? I need to speak with her." There was a pause that stretched too long. "Jason?" "I don't know where she is, Emma," he finally admitted. Those words sent fear coursing through me like ice water. My mother, Olivia Chase, was meticulous about keeping her whereabouts known, especially to f