Chapter 302

Third Person's POV

Gideon's heart ached.

She smiled when happy, but hid her tears when sad, showing him only a calm facade.

Valerica had never declared her love. The only time she mentioned it to Lucian, it sounded like a child's lullaby.

Yet he chose to believe it, clinging to it for comfort.

Gideon harbored some resentment toward Theron.

Returning from the austral border, he'd hoped to court Val