Chapter 108

Seven hours later, when Shawn regained consciousness, the first thing he noticed was an incredible ringing in his right ear. He had no recollection of what had occurred, but his eyes were closed. As he cautiously opened them, the dark cloud began to give way to fuzzy light. The high-pitched whining in his ear was joined by a throbbing in the back of his brain as if a jackhammer was striking concrete.

Catherine?

What the hell happened to Catherine? His silent panic was tense. What on earth happened to them? They were walking on the sidewalk to the hotel parking lot when something happened, and he wasn't sure if it was a bomb or if he had been assaulted. However, his confused mind was unable to accept what had occurred. His thoughts were clouded by concerns for his wife.

The warmth of the evening's busy Bangkok streets against his face and body came next, followed by little points of stinging pain on various spots of his body. The rest of his senses began to return one by one. His nostr