Sleepless Secrets

~DONOVAN~

Sleep had abandoned me hours ago.

I had tried everything…counting sheep, reviewing quarterly reports in my head, even attempting that meditation technique Dominic swore by.

Nothing worked.

My mind kept circling back to the library, to soft lips and whispered promises, to the way Valerie had looked at me like I was worth something more than my bank account.

At 11:42 PM, I gave up and slip