CATHERINE
A groan escaped me as I tossed in bed, blinking against the morning light. Wait…
My eyes flew open and I lunged for my alarm clock, the same one that apparently decided to retire without notice.
“Shit.” I scrambled out of the sheets, half-tripping as I bolted to the bathroom.
Between breaking off my engagement, dodging my ex-fiancé’s father, and the chaos after the bombing, I hadn’t had a moment to breathe. Last night was the first proper sleep I’d gotten in days… too proper, apparently.
I got ready at record speed, rushing for Ellie’s New Year’s party at the hospital. It was a sweet idea, throwing a celebration for patients who couldn’t go home for the holidays but right now, I was mostly focused on not arriving late enough for Ellie to kill me.
I grabbed my keys off the c
