Chapter 5

Adrian was jolted awake by a splitting headache.

He reached for his phone. The moment the screen lit up, his chest inexplicably hollowed out.

No messages.

Evelyn never went more than three hours without replying to him.

He opened his call log.

The last outgoing call was around 2 AM—Nora using his phone.

Seventeen seconds.

After that, there was a missed call from Evelyn.

He dialed her back.

Straight to voicemail.

Adrian stared at the screen as the fragmented memories of last night slowly surfaced.

The drinks.

Nora taking shots for him.

Getting too drunk.

He thought he asked someone…