The first chapter of the new story is posted! Please visit my story page or add the link to the end of the ff url to find it. Thank you all in advance for reading and here is a teaser!

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The basement floor was cold. Cold was all the detective would allow herself to think about. Cold was the only sensation she could handle in this moment. She needed to focus on something, anything, as she fought the warmth and comfort of the beckoning oblivion.

How long had it been?

How long had she been lying there, unable to move, willing herself to feel no pain—just cold.

How long had it been since he had left, and where did he go? She couldn't turn her head to look.

Had they found her phone yet? Did Olivia even know she was gone? How long until someone got to her? Or, even more inviting, how long until she allowed herself to let go, to slip away? Was surviving even worth it?

All Amanda had left was time, and she knew it was running out.