Their Own Medicine

VALERIE

Margaret had just brought her hand toward my mouth when I made my move. My hand shot out, the rope finally giving way from the blade in my bracelet, and I shoved her hard in the chest before she could force those tablets down my throat.

She staggered backward, her heels catching on the edge of the rug, and she went down hard, landing on her butt with a shriek that echoed off the wall