Golden Chains

~VALERIE POV~

The silence in the penthouse was suffocating after Donovan left. I sat on the couch where he had trapped me with his words, his threats still echoing in my mind like a death sentence.

"You've just given me another reason to never let you go."

Leo appeared from the bedroom, his little face scrunched with confusion. "Mama, why did Papa leave? He looked angry."

I pulled him onto my lap,