Chapter 139

TESSA MERCER.

The room was eerily quiet and we owned the silence. I'd taken an interest in studying the crystal chandelier that hung above. That, I'd rather do than make eye contact with Valerius who sat opposite me, his eyes never leaving mine.

I had just arrived in the manor for dinner, like he had suggested and since I'd gotten here, Garrick had been out of sight. When I asked Valerius, he said