Valerie

“Goddess, I've been standing for too long. My hips hurt.”

“Let's do this quickly then so we can go home.”

I stiffened as the two voices moved through. It belonged to my mother and father respectively. Why were they here?

There were some rustling sounds I couldn't piece together despite being near the door. Tristan's breathing was thin, but I still couldn't tell what was going on with his being so close.

‘Get your head straight,’ I warned myself, forcing myself to ...