Chapter 5

That night, I was suddenly jolted awake by severe cramping pain.

The pain was so intense I was drenched in cold sweat, crawling and tumbling my way to the toilet where I vomited until I felt like I was dying.

Acute gastroenteritis had flared up.

Leaning against the cold bathroom tiles, completely drained, I fumbled for my phone wanting to call 911.

But my hand slipped and I accidentally pressed a number in my recent calls.

The phone was answered almost immediately.

"Hello?"

A deep, slightly nasal male voice came through. It was Adrian Knight.

I froze, only then realizing…