A Desperate Gamble

"Gid, you're finally awake. You have no idea how worried I've been these past few days. What should I do if something happened to you?"

Valerie burst into the room, her eyes red and swollen as if she had just cried.

Gideon hid all his unusual expressions, responding indifferently to Valerie's concern.

She wasn't sure if it was her imagination, but Gideon seemed to have changed. He had spent billio