The conversation between Elliot Monroe and Ethan Cole suddenly came to a halt.

Sera Monroe hadn't even realized what was going on when she heard a voice from above.

"You're awake?"

She looked up and met Elliot Monroe's deep, unreadable eyes.

Only then did it hit her that, in her surprise, she must've opened her eyes without even knowing it—just in time for Elliot to catch her awake.

"When I called you this afternoon, you said you were meeting a client. Were ...