Because the last time she’d checked, the family she’d saved? They never made it to Turkey. The Scorpion had taken their money, their passports… and sold the mother and daughter in Damascus.
The voice on the other end laughed. “You’ll die there, Mona.” thmyl rnt bghnyt syrytl
"They'll rent a night in Syria too."
She rubbed her eyes. The letters swam. Then she saw it: a simple shift cipher. Each letter one step back on the QWERTY keyboard. Because the last time she’d checked, the family
Her blood went cold.