Calculated Deception

VIVIENNE

The drug pulled me under before I could say another word, the exhaustion crashing over me like a wave, dragging me down into a darkness so deep I did not dream, did not stir, did not move until the morning light filtered through the curtains and pulled me back to the surface.

I opened my eyes to find Silas sitting on the other side of the bed, fully dressed, watching me with an expre