Jessica's fingers trembled as she tapped frantically at her phone.

Tap-tap-tap... tap-tap-tap... tap-tap-tap.

Her heart raced with panic, but the rhythm of her tapping was steady, almost deliberate.

Timothy's brow furrowed. "What are you—?"

He didn't finish. Suddenly, his expression darkened and his voice sharpened. "Jessica, are you in danger?"

Relief washed over Jessica when she realized he'd understood her message.

"Jessica?"

A blinding flash of lightning split the sky, followed instantly by a deafening crash of thunder.

Jessica couldn't hold on any longer. She collapsed, the phone slipping from her grasp and tumbling to the floor.

"Jessica? Jessica!" Timothy called her name, already grabbing his coat and rushing for the door.

On the other end of the line, only the relentless roar of the storm responded.

felt as if an invisible hand was squeezing it in a

Tap-tap-tap... tap-tap-tap... tap-tap-tap.

tapping out the

be in

flagged down a car and headed straight

the hotel where Jessica was staying, but couldn't get through. He dialed her number again, but still,

City, giving them Jessica's hotel details and urging them

helicopter and quickly

was pouring down in sheets, and

a landing site-the closest safe spot

called

the middle of the night and Allen was half-asleep

Come to the hospital right away and

"Should I come with you? I

time. I'm leaving now. Take care of Henry." Without

hour later, he landed safely—in a small city a hundred kilometers

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