“She made her choice when she let you back into her house,” Gregory said.

“We are finished talking,” I said.

“We are only finished when I say we are,” he said.

The line went dead.

I set the phone down, my hand shaking slightly.

“What did he say?” Eleanor asked.

“He’s monitoring my legal inquiries,” I said. “He knows I was at the courthouse.”

“He has people everywhere, Natalie,” Eleanor said. “He always has.”

“Then we have to move fast,” I said.

I stood up from the desk and walked over to the closet.

I pulled out my military duffel bag and set it on the bed.

“Where are you going?” Eleanor asked.

“To the coordinates,” I said.

“Tonight?” she asked, looking out the window at the gathering darkness.

“If I wait until morning, he’ll have the facility cleared out,” I said.

“I’m coming with you,” Eleanor said.

“No,” I said. “You need to stay here where it’s safe.”

“I’ve been hiding from him for seventeen years, Natalie,” she said, her voice firm. “I’m not going to hide in this house while you risk your life.”