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Chapter 39

In the middle of a supply run to my closet, a fierce shrieking erupted inside my skull. My reflection in the dented can of stainless-steel polish showed I still had thirty hours left. Yet, if anything were to hurt because of the collar, it should be my neck, not my whole head.

Out in the entryway, a few people had slumped onto the loveseats and gripped their foreheads as if staunching brain leaks. Something was happening, but I didn't know what.

The door to the office was closed, so I took that as an invitation and barged in. I pulled up short and blinked. Blinked again.

"Close the door," Tessa hissed, her face tearstained.

I did, my gaze stuck to Hendry laid out on the desk, shirtless and pale. Unmoving. I jerked forward, crossing the distance between us, my mouth moving over words that wouldn't come. The room blurred, warping into what I hoped was just a nightmare, until tears tracked down my face and I saw clearly again.