Edeline Fuck. “You’ve got to be kidding me,” I muttered, my breath shaky as I fumbled with my phone. The battery icon blinked red at the top of the screen, mocking me. I probably had enough power left for one very brief phone call. And I had to be fast. My fingers trembled badly as I scrolled through the call log, my heart pounding so hard and so fast, it physically hurt. My breaths came out uneven, my vision blurring faintly at the edges. If my phone died here and now, I’d be stranded in the middle of nowhere with no help in sight. Just calm down, Edel, I told myself as panic crawled up my neck. Who was I even supposed to call? Alex? No. We weren’t close enough for that. Besides, he’d probably be busy with his campaign stuff right about now, doing whatever the hell it was that p

