Chapter 129

I groan as I crawl onto the plush bed, plopping down next to Valerie’s sleeping body. My tired muscles twitch and tingle through me, from the hair on my head down to my toes. It doesn’t matter that I’ve napped, or that my brother has refused to see me. What matters is my body is finally ready to shut down, and the thought has never felt so alluring.

Valerie rustles as she rolls over onto her back