Thira jumped out of the passenger seat of the car immediately after they drove into the company's parking lot.

"Easy, Madam," Johnson cautioned, but she could barely wait or listen to him as she hurriedly slammed the car door, rushing out of the park and toward the inside of the building.

It was hard to believe that a few hours ago, she had been doing the complete opposite of that—lying cuddled up on top of her bed, enveloped in her duvet, even when she knew it was already past ...