Taste of Defiance

As Valerie descended from the bed, she saw someone staring at her.

Holding her breath, she staggered backward, shocked. “Donovan?”

With a frown, Donovan dried his hair with a towel. “Why do you seem so disappointed to see me?”

Valerie didn't expect him to be the one who saved her. While she was touched, his words immediately extinguished that feeling.

“I don't feel anything when I saw you,” she sp