Hiding Mrs. Sinclair

Alaric put Valerie on the bed in the lounge. Valerie curled up again. Alaric shook his head. 'She always looks pitiful when she sleeps. Does she sleep like this because she is too lonely and scared?' he wondered. He reached the quilt and covered her with it. He could only take it slow to make her let go and accept and trust him.

Lennox, who just returned from a meeting, couldn't help but say, "Jax