No More Distance

"Right," Alaric nodded, a hint of something dawning on him. He instructed Jaxon to take the two kids out, leaving only him and Valerie in the office.

Suddenly, the atmosphere shifted. It was tense yet charged with an unspoken attraction.

"Why... why are you getting so close?" Valerie stepped back, her cheeks flushing as she turned her head away, unable to meet Alaric's intense gaze.

Alaric couldn'