*Natalia*

The phone call from Vinny and the sobering revelation about Tallon’s arrest left me a sobbing mess for a long time, but at some point I did lose consciousness. I woke up with a start not long after, which was a pattern that repeated for the rest of the night.

I managed to doze off for short periods of time, but each time that I did, I woke in a panic thinking that I had missed a call from Tallon. I was so worried about missing his call that I ...