Allergic Reactions

POV: First-person.

My heart lodged right in my throat. I stepped forward with heavy, purposeful strides into the moonlit bedroom, my trembling fingers gripping the edge of the thick blanket. With a harsh pull, I yanked the heavy covers back, bracing myself to confront the malicious woman who had taunted me from my own sanctuary.

I froze in my tracks.

The person fast asleep next to Donovan wasn’