One Call, Twenty-Two Minutes to Live

Episode One: The Call Rain began at 8:43 p.m. By 8:51, the Lekki–Epe Expressway was a sea of brake lights. Inside his sleek Mercedes, Ethan Cole loosened his tie and tried to stay calm as Afrobeats pulsed softly. An unknown number flashed on his phone. He ignored the first ring but answered the second. A calm female voice whispered, “You have twenty-two minutes to survive.” Then the line went dead. Scoffing at the prank, Ethan opened his messages. In bold text: LOOK INSIDE YOUR BACK SEAT. A chill crawled up his spine as he turned—and froze. A black bag he didn’t bring lay waiting behind him.

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