Mrs. Cooper shook her head and said, "He looked really upset when he left this morning, so I was too afraid to ask. How about you give him a call?"

Avery pulled her phone out of her bag and dialed Elliot's number. The call went through, but there was no answer.

"Come inside, Avery! It's too cold out here." Mrs. Cooper led her inside. "How's your recovery going?"

"I'm doing well," Avery responded casually.

The wound on her abdomen was still aching, but the series of events that were happening