Chapter 31 Wake-up Call

• The shrill ring of his phone pierced through Kimberly's alcohol-induced slumber. Groggily, he fumbled for the device on his nightstand, his eyes still firmly shut against the intrusion of consciousness.
• "'Lo?" he mumbled, his voice thick with sleep and the remnants of last night's celebration.
• "Kim! Finally! I've been trying to reach you for an hour!" Edwin's voice came through, unnaturally chipper and urgent.