Chapter 145.

Valerie pov

I froze the moment Selina said those words, my head snapping toward her. She was staring down at me, her eyes brimming with tears, and as I looked at her, I could see it—guilt and pain. That was all she felt. Guilt for what she had done. Pain for betraying me.

She was scared, yes but it wasn’t fear for her own safety that consumed her.

No.

What seemed to hurt her more was the fact that