Maggie feigned a phone call, Lifting her cellphone with pretense.

Remy's sneer cut through the charade.

"Overconfident, Maggie, thinking Sanford is your shield. But what if there's a bigger fish?"

At his words, Maggie halted her pretense, a chill of apprehension taking hold.

“Remy, what do you mean?" she inquired, a note of alarm in her voice.