All Cadence could do was stare at a spot on the wall behind Jamie’s head, trying to let all of it soak in. “It doesn’t make any sense.” Her voice was a whisper. “If he’s in there, why can’t he force his way out all of the time?”

“I don’t know. I don’t understand it at all. Has this happened before?”

“Yeah, Elliott said that it happened for a few seconds, a lot shorter than what you just described. He was in the lobby talking to Juan Diego. I feel like he was closer to being himself during my procedure. He stayed there the whole time, right? He even held...