My dad told us he was a mid-level manager at a parts distributor

Because the black device just blinked.

A small red light pulses, and a mechanical voice says: “Agent Mason not detected. Emergency protocol override initiated. Tracking activated.”

“What does that mean?” Ellie asks.

I slam the cabinet shut. “It means we need to go. Now.”

We run. I don’t know what we’ve triggered, but my gut tells me we’ve just set off continue reading …