of poison into the thick, absorbent fabric.
‘Wow,’ I said, coughing theatrically. ‘That ginger has a kick today.’ Beatatrice laughed. I added a little extra to wake up your system. I brought the glass up again. I repeated the motion. I tilted the glass back, pretending to gulp. I made swallowing sounds in my throat, but every drop went into the napkin continue reading …