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“What?”
“I’m off the road, in a ditch.”
“Savannah!”
“I’m fine. Perfectly fine.”
“Damn it. You—” He cut himself off.
“I know. I know. I just need a tow.” She wasn’t going to tell him that her water broke. Not yet. Not until she absolutely had to.
“Okay . . . okay . . . I don’t know when that’ll be. I just saw on the news, there are accidents everywhere.”
“Okay.”
“But I’ll get someone out there. You’re sure you’re all right?”
“Yes.” She nodded, as if he could see her, but underneath she was beginning to feel panic. “Call nine-one-one.”
“You are hurt!”
“No, Hale. No. I’m just trapped, and I’ve been having some contractions.”
“Contractions? You’re kidding! Say you’re kidding.”
“Sorry, no.” She closed her eyes. “They’ve gotten stronger.”
“Savvy?”
“I’m just going to settle in and wait for the ambulance.”
“Savvy? You there? Savvy!”
“I’m here, Hale. Can you hear me?”
“Are you there?”
“My water broke, and I—”
“Savvy?”
“Oh, shit,” she muttered, filled with rising panic. He couldn’t hear her! “Hale?”
“Damn it. Savannah? Can you hear me?”
“Yes, yes! Can you hear me?”
Silence.
“Hale?” A moment. “Hale?”
She looked down at the screen. CONNECTION FAILED.
She went cold inside. Colder than the world outside. Her teeth started chattering as a whistle of wind rattled the Escape. Swallowing hard, she struggled to make a call, but whatever service she’d had was gone. With mounting anxiety she realized not one single car had passed her since she’d slid off the road.
She was alone in a cold white world.
CHAPTER 16
