The Future Daughter-in-Law

Clara

The cough came out of nowhere.

One second I was fine, the next, my throat burned and I was choking on air, coughing so hard I could barely breathe.

“God, Clara, are you okay?” Mr. Thorne’s voice sounded alarmed, but I couldn’t answer.

I tried to nod, to wave him off, but another violent cough tore out of me. My eyes watered. Without thinking twice, I grabbed the glass of wine on the table a