Chapter 19

• Chapter nineteen:
• Startled by her blaring alarm clock, Courtney bolted upright in bed, her face ashen. Sweat-drenched and breathing heavily, she quickly silenced the relentless ringing.
• Noting the hour—3 a.m.—Courtney reminded herself that this was her usual time for early meditation and catching up on work before sunrise. It was just a dumb dream, she assured herself, though the memory of Travis standing in her daughter's room felt disturbingly real.