Chapter 18 One Cruel Night

~DONOVAN’S POV~

"It wasn’t Mommy’s fault! That mean lady made her do it!"

Leo’s tiny, unexpected voice shattered the suffocating silence of the wine cellar like a sudden gunshot.

I stared down in sheer shock. The furious little boy stood his ground on the cold stone floor, tightly clutching the hem of Valerie’s wine-stained jacket. His glassy, tear-filled blue eyes glared up at me, demanding i