Cadence bolted up right, almost knocking Aaron’s phone out of his hand as she did so. She looked around her own living room like she wasn’t sure where she was or how she got there. The last thing she knew, she’d been talking to Aaron about strategy, and then she was being chased. By Jack.

“Are you all right?” Aaron asked, setting his phone down on the table next to the couch and cautiously putting his hand on her back.

Taking a deep breath, Cadence replied, “Yeah, I guess so.” She looked behind her and then at him, putting the puzzle pieces together. She was beginning to remember tossing a...