After they arrived at the hotel-

Stella swiped the keycard and pushed the door open. Briony's face twisted in discomfort; she clapped a hand over her mouth and rushed straight into the bathroom.

Retching echoed from inside.

"Bryn—” Stella called, hurrying after her.

Outside the bathroom, Stewart and Cedric Clarke waited in the hallway, listening

to Briony's painful vomiting. Both men wore grim expressions.

It was a while before the sounds finally subsided.

Stella emerged, supporting a pale and exhausted Briony as they left the bathroom together.

The room had two beds. Stella guided Briony to one and helped her lie down.

Briony was clearly feeling awful-she barely managed to close her eyes before slipping into a restless sleep.

Stella pressed her palm to Briony's forehead.

A slight fever.

She tucked the blanket around Briony, then got up and stepped outside the room. Looking straight at Cedric Clarke, she said, "Leave your first aid kit with me."

Cedric handed it over, concern etched on his face. "Is she all right?"

"Thanks to someone, she was throwing up nonstop on the flight and now, just landed, she's running a fever.

Cedric had no answer.

motion, Stella snatched the kit from Cedric's hands and shut the

head. "Man, look at the mess you've made... what

thin

he turned and strode

after him, "Hey, where are

...

the room, Stella took

99.9 degrees.

least her fever wasn't

kit, rummaged through it, but found

cloth in rubbing alcohol and gently wiped

tossed in her sleep, brow furrowed in distress. Even

and she silently

alternated between chills and feverish heat. She had a vague sense of someone

that fog, she heard a familiar voice calling to

"Bryn... Bryn..."

sound and found herself in a

and on, so long

voice echoed from

further! Come back, come

She stopped and turned.

into a sun-dappled path lined

was little, her grandfather taught her to ride a bike along a path just like this. She'd been so afraid of falling, always struggling to learn, but her

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