Secrets can kill.
Nola's impulsive marriage to Dr. Simon Rutledge was like a fairy tale ... except for the strange promise he secured from her before he would marry her. It was just one little thing he wanted her to do every night. It was not too much to ask if she were really in love, right? Combine the odd request with the fact that Simon was a leading entomologist studying a new, potentially dangerous, insect called an "ett" and most of what he did every day at work was classified. Thus, her new husband has a great many secrets.
"A New Order" is a short story by author L.A. Story and is a scifi/horror tale told with a touch of gothic.