The Misunderstood Promise

Valerie gazed at the brown liquid inside the cup as a pleasant aroma wafted into her nostrils.

She shut her eyes and drank the tea.

The dizzy feeling seemed to almost completely leave her right after that.

Declan brought her a set of new clothes and placed it at the bedside. “Go take a shower,” he said gently as though he was coaxing a child.

Valerie glanced at him and froze briefly, a strange fee