A Bitter Pill

Desmond was in the middle of a meeting when his phone buzzed with a message from his bodyguard.

It was a series of photos taken from a distance, showing Valerie taking her birth control pills. The clearest shot was of a crumpled pink birth control pill box sitting right on top of the trash can, the one Valerie had secretly tossed after taking her pill.

When Desmond saw the photos, he gave a cold,