Chapter 40

• The harsh sound of a ringing phone cut through the heavy fog of Tapiwa’s sleep. There was something familiar about the ringtone, but her mind struggled to surface from the murky depths of sleep that still held on to her tightly.
• For a few seconds, the annoying, insistent sound seemed to stop. Tapiwa nearly drifted back to sleep, desperate to make up for the hours she had spent tossing and turning as her mind refused to shut down and just let her rest.
• After Jadon’s visit and the fright of seeing the man who attacked her again, Tapiwa had been unable to settle down, which had translated into an exhausting night. Spiraling thoughts and vivid flashes of Jadon’s bruised face had refused to leave her alone.