CELINEI stood outside the entrance, blinking through my blurry gaze at the heavy downpour, but there was no sign of the cab Rita had ordered anywhere.I tried to take a step forward and stumbled instantly. A stranger behind me caught my arm, steadying me with a hand against my back."Be careful, miss," he muttered, then walked off into the rain.I needed to get home, one way or another, but my head was pounding so hard it was becoming difficult to think straight, let alone form a plan. I fumbled my phone out of my bag, meaning to call Rythan — and just as I went to unlock it, someone's shoulder clipped mine, hard. The phone slipped from my fingers and hit the wet pavement, screen flashing once before it went darkWhile whoever had bumped me sprinted off toward their car without so much as a glance back.My shoulders slumped, and my eyes kept drifting shut like I was seconds from passing out. I forced them back open, again and again, refusing to let myself doze off..I left the phone
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