Prove Her Wrong

Valerie’s POV

The heavy oak door clicked shut, plunging the entryway back into a suffocating silence. The sound echoed in my chest like a final nail hammered into a coffin. I held my breath, listening to the fading sound of his footsteps on the porch outside. The exact second I knew Gideon was completely gone from my sight, my legs gave out beneath me.

My knees hit the hardwood floor with a hea