Beautiful Stranger

It was still early when I got home. Bored out of my mind, I called Clara.

To my dismay, her phone was still switched off. It’s already been three months. She should’ve been done with her confinement by now, but why is her phone still turned off?

Helpless, I called Declan instead. The call rang for a long time before it connected, and he sounded quite busy when he spoke. “Valerie, I’m taking care o