A scream tore from her throat as Rose jerked awake. Her body rocketed forward and crashed into a seat in front of her before rebounding back into her own. Her head whipped frantically from side to side, catching the startled look of Mark and the amused expressions of the other passengers around her. Just seeing their faces made a swell of dread fill her chest and churned her stomach, forcing her to swallow the rising urge to vomit.
“Mark!” She couldn’t stop the desperate shout slipping from her lips, even though she knew he was right beside her. A cool sweat coated her brow and she grabbed onto his arm. Her fingers clenched tight, using the warmth of his skin to ground herself as her heart hammered in her ears. If it hurt, he didn’t let it show, but he did place a hand over hers trying
