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.

was shattered his heart felt as if an invisible hand was squeezing it

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

out the international

must be in

flagged down a car and headed straight for his private

hotel where Jessica was staying, but couldn't get through. He

choice, he called the emergency services in Capital City, giving them Jessica's hotel details

helicopter and quickly checked the weather conditions near Capital City on his

violent thunderstorm was battering the city; rain was pouring down

quickly plotted a landing site-the closest safe spot

he called

was the middle of the night and Allen was half-asleep when he

Come to the hospital right

I can

Without waiting for a

small city

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