Unsettling Whispers

"Elise Donovan."

She offered a polite smile, not mentioning her engagement to Declan. In her view, that arrangement was bound to dissolve sooner or later, so she thought it best to keep that detail to herself to avoid any future awkwardness.

"You know who I am?" Celine couldn't help asking.

"Vance is my patient," Elise replied.

"Patient?" Celine paused. "What's wrong with him?"

A patient?

Was Vanc