Chapter 7

Four years later, heavy metal blasted through a bar while red and green lights cast their shadows over bodies grinding on the dance floor. They were lost in a wild, charged haze of desire.

After downing a strong shot, Anna covered her mouth and rushed into the restroom. Her stomach churned as she vomited.

She didn't stop until her stomach cramped painfully. Exhausted, she braced herself on the sink, scanned the empty room to make sure no one was around. Then she quickly reached for the loose tile behind the basin.

But just as her fingers brushed a slip of…