Lethal Consequences
“Blinking several times, he slowly sat up and rubbed his aching forehead.
He felt as if he were moving through thick pea soup, his muscles slow, his head in a fog. Looking to his left, he found the blanket beside him empty.
Confusion clouded his thoughts. He glanced around the room. “Olivia?”
Silence met his ears. Pushing to his feet, he blinked again several times, gave his head a swift shake, and tried to figure out why his brain wasn’t working quite right. He moved toward the ladder that led ...down to the first floor of the barn. “Olivia?”
Panic snaked its way between his ribs as silence continued to press in like a cold, clammy hand. He turned a slow circle, looking over the loft once more. The blanket was still empty except for the small Tylenol bag Olivia had given him pills from last night. No sign of her, though—no shoes, no sweatshirt, nothing. As if she’d packed up and run.
His pulse picked up speed, and his skin grew hot. Nerves churning in his stomach, he reached for the bag and studied the pills inside.MoreLess
He felt as if he were moving through thick pea soup, his muscles slow, his head in a fog. Looking to his left, he found the blanket beside him empty.
Confusion clouded his thoughts. He glanced around the room. “Olivia?”
Silence met his ears. Pushing to his feet, he blinked again several times, gave his head a swift shake, and tried to figure out why his brain wasn’t working quite right. He moved toward the ladder that led ...down to the first floor of the barn. “Olivia?”
Panic snaked its way between his ribs as silence continued to press in like a cold, clammy hand. He turned a slow circle, looking over the loft once more. The blanket was still empty except for the small Tylenol bag Olivia had given him pills from last night. No sign of her, though—no shoes, no sweatshirt, nothing. As if she’d packed up and run.
His pulse picked up speed, and his skin grew hot. Nerves churning in his stomach, he reached for the bag and studied the pills inside.MoreLess
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