Chapter 40

Valeria's POV

I walked out of the study, each step heavier than the last, his cold words echoing in my mind like poison I couldn't spit out.

“You are nothing but a tool to be used and discharged any time.”

“No…” I whispered, my knees buckling as I entered my room and collapsed onto the bed. “No, it can't be…”

But it was.

The cruel reality clung to my skin like a second layer. I had foolishly thoug