Chapter 109

Jessica's fingers trembled as she tapped frantically at her phone.

Tap-tap-tap... tap-tap-tap... tap-tap-tap.

Her heart raced with panic, but the rhythm of her tapping was steady, almost deliberate.

Timothy's brow furrowed. "What are you—?"

He didn't finish. Suddenly, his expression darkened and his voice sharpened. "Jessica, are you in danger?"

Relief washed over Jessica when she realized he'd understood her message.

"Jessica?"

A blinding flash of lightning split the sky, followed instantly by a deafening crash of thunder.

Jessica couldn't hold on any longer. She collapsed, the phone slipping from her grasp and tumbling to the floor.

"Jessica? Jessica!" Timothy called her name, already grabbing his coat and rushing for the door.

only the relentless roar of the storm

felt as if an

Tap-tap-tap... tap-tap-tap... tap-tap-tap.

been tapping out the international distress signal:

must be in real

a second, Timothy flagged down a car and headed

hotel where Jessica was staying, but couldn't get through. He dialed

in Capital City, giving them Jessica's hotel details and urging them

he climbed into his helicopter and quickly checked the weather conditions near Capital

was battering the city; rain was pouring down in sheets,

a landing site-the closest

he called

the night and Allen

Come to the hospital right away and stay with

with you? I can arrange for someone else to look

care of Henry." Without waiting for a reply, Timothy hung up and started

a small city a

was just as heavy out

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