Chapter 261

Valeria’s Pov

“It’s time to wake up, sweetheart,” I heard Silas’s deep voice say softly, pulling me out of the light nap I had taken.

My eyelids fluttered open, and for a moment I didn’t remember where I was.

Then it came rushing back the birthday celebration, the announcement, and the countless hours of preparation that had left me exhausted. I’d only meant to rest for a few minutes before the ev