Chapter 184

Valeria’s Pov

I woke up early the next day, sunlight slipping through the thin curtains and making weak lines across my bed.

For a moment, I just lay there, staring at the ceiling, my mind full of thoughts I wished I could run away from.

My hand moved to my stomach out of habit, and when I felt the soft rise under my palm, reality hit me again like a cruel joke.

The baby.

No, I refused to think of