Chapter 355

Valeria’s POV

The sound of the plate shattering rang louder in my head than it did in the corridor.

For one terrifying heartbeat, I froze.

My chest tightened painfully, my heart slamming against my ribs as instinct screamed at me to run.

Panic threatened to rise, hot and choking, but I swallowed it down with everything I had. Panic would betray me. Panic would get me killed.

The door to the study