As the sirens and lights of emergency vehicles slowly overwhelmed Elena's senses, she found her mind clearing up. As a doctor, she knew the importance of acting quickly in an emergency. Adrenaline shot throughout her body, waking her up—and, unknown to Elena, messing with the chemicals in the drugged coffee enough that she quickly sobered up.
No, for Elena, she merely felt like she was waking up from a dream. And that she needed to act quickly before reality became a nightmare.
Alessia noticed Elena's sudden attentiveness. "Elena, are you alright? Do you need to sit down—"
"I need to go," Elena interrupted. She dropped dinner ingredients she hadn't remembered picking up—but there was no time for confusion.
In an emergency, every second counts. And if there were so many police cars, fir
