Web of Suspicion

In a fit of anger, I raised my leg and kicked Tristan off the bed. Completely caught off guard, he rolled off and landed on the carpeted floor, which undoubtedly cushioned his fall.

He sat up almost instantly and looked at me with a mixture of exasperation and amusement, the blazing fire in him seemingly doused. With his gaze still fixed on me, he growled, “You've got guts, Valerie!”

I clutched my