"Testing, testing. Can you hear me?"
Samantha jerked upright, her heart slamming against her ribs. "What the hell—?"
A faint buzz came again, followed by Thomas's voice, faintly distorted but perfectly recognizable. "Ah. Good. The new intercom works. Apologies for the interruption, but I thought you should know—you have visitors."
There was a stunned silence.
Kai blinked. "Wait. Did he just say intercom?"
Marcus pinched the bridge of his nose. "Yes. It was one of the new upgrades I had installed in the playroom. For emergencies."
Callum snorted, still sprawled on the padded bench, hair sticking up in every direction. "Emergencies like—what? Running out of rope?"
"It's a possibility," Marcus muttered, straightening his shirt with meticulous precision, though the tips of his ears betrayed his flustered state.
