Whispers of a Cure

Darius’s POV

Once again, I sat in my office, driven to distraction by what had occurred the night before.

Valerie had kissed me. Yes, she had been asleep. Yes, I would pretend until my dying breath that it had not happened. But I knew the truth, even if I was the only one who knew it.

Valerie had kissed me.

Awake, she would have been more likely to slap me than kiss me, but asleep, she had not hes