A Pack of Lies

In the bedroom, Desmond had been waiting for quite some time, yet there was no sign of Rowena coming upstairs with the box of medicine.

“Rowie?”

The lights were on downstairs, but no reply came.

Puzzled, Desmond got out of bed, slipped on his slippers, and proceeded downstairs to investigate.

As he descended the staircase, his gaze fell on Rowena right away. She was standing before a cupboard, hol