31Petrified, Loreley watched the fire spiral towards her, ready to seize her. She tried to back away, but her legs did not respond to her commands.
She screamed in terror. Someone or something was pinning her down.
"We can't give her another sedative, she's pregnant," said a male voice.
"Let me go!" she pleaded.
"Calm down, you’re safe here."
She opened her eyes and the terrifying images of the flames gradually vanished; in their place was a middle-aged man in a white coat and a young woman in a nurse's uniform. She felt the grip around her arms loosen.
"Am I in the hospital?" she asked in a whisper.
"Yes, Miss Lehmann."
The mind showed her images of that night, like the short summary of the last episode of a screenplay. She had come out of the villa in flames safe and sound, she w
