Fleeing the Fairy Tale

~VALERIE~

‘Because I'm falling in love with you.’

The words echoed in my head like a death sentence as I paced the small living room of our quarters. What had I been thinking? Why had I said that?

I pressed my palms against my eyes, trying to block out the memory of Donovan's face when the words slipped out.

The shock, the something that might have been hope, the way his mouth had opened like he w