“Put me on. Let me hear everything. Your calls. Your whispers. The things you say when you think no one’s listening.”
I froze. The headset wasn’t paired to anything. No dongle. No Bluetooth. Just the base station, now pulsing a soft violet.
Outside, the streetlight flickered and died. The headset emitted a low, scanning ping—once, twice, three times.
“Hello?” I said out loud.
Then a voice. Not a robotic “power on” chime. A voice. Clear, warm, feminine, slightly amused.
