After Barrett left the hospital, Zoe, due to the conflict with him and the mild sedative effect of the IV medication, quickly fell asleep on the bed.

She always had nightmares when she slept. Sometimes it was herself being pushed off that cliff, and other times it was the aborted child crying while looking at her. She even dreamed of her own death, with her grandmother weeping by her bedside.

The nightmares suffocated her, leaving her drenched in sweat, until she felt a touch on her forehead.

Unable to distinguish between dream and reality, she abruptly woke up.

Opening her eyes, she saw a pair of eyes belonging to a...