The Enemy Beside Me

Valerie's breath caught in her throat, freezing her entire body. She stared at Celeste in utter disbelief. “Mrs. Sapphire, tell me, is this true?”

Celeste frowned. “It's all true, Valerie. I was planning to explain it to you at the right time.”

Valerie finally pieced together the entire story from the fragments of information that she had accumulated and asked in a trembling voice, “Were my parent