Cold Resolve

The call cut off right there.

Before Audrey could catch another word, the line went silent.

The phone stayed in her hand, her fingers curling tighter until her knuckles blanched. A bitter cold spread upward from her feet, climbing her spine like ice water poured straight into her veins.

Her stomach flipped violently. She stumbled to the bathroom, braced both hands on the sink, and threw up everyth