Where's Valerie?

Kaelen's POV:

It is now 2 AM, and I am still wide awake in my study. The heavy oak door is shut tight against the silence of the Manor, but the quiet offers me no peace. Valerie has not returned. I stare blankly at the finalized documents spread across my desk, unable to concentrate. Trying to shake off my growing, irrational concern, I remind myself that she does not know anyone in this city. It