She didn’t know how long she had been sitting there. The screen in her hand had long since gone dark, and the room was pitch black, so quiet she could hear her own breathing clearly.

After an indeterminate amount of time, the headlights of a car flashed outside the window, followed by the sound of car doors slamming shut.

Rianne's eyes flickered as she withdrew her gaze and slowly closed them.

The room door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and in the next moment, the bright lights illuminated the entire room.

The stark white light took Rianne a long time to adjust to. When she opened her eyes,...