The Transfer

Claire snatches the buzzing phone from Willow's hand, thumbing the screen to answer David's call. 'She's not coming back,' she says, her voice flat and final. 'He's yours now. You can have him.' She presses the phone to Willow's ear, and David's low voice fills the silence: 'Is that true, Willow?' The key to the cage glints in Claire's other hand as she waits for an answer that will decide everything.