Chapter 230

Valeria’s Pov

I went to my room, my heart thudding so hard it felt like it might burst through my chest.

I could still feel the weight of Silas’s gaze burning into my back, the echo of our argument clinging to me like smoke.

I wanted to slam the door, to shut him out completely shut out the lies, the confusion, the ache but before I could, his hand caught the edge of the door, stopping it midway.