Caught in the Dark

VALERIE

I spent the entire next day avoiding Donovan.

After our quarrel in his study, I couldn't bear to see the regret in his eyes again. Another mistake, he'd called it. The words still burned.

I kept busy with Leo, who was recovering nicely from his virus. We colored together, watched cartoons, and I even convinced Greta to let us bake cookies in the kitchen.

Anything to keep my mind off Donova