Out of the Shadows

~VALERIE’S POV~

The reception was still glowing in my mind when we left.

The garden had been covered in fairy lights, soft music, and laughter.

I could still see Beatrice in her pearl-draped gown, smiling at Silas like she had just found the safest place in the world. When they said their vows, my chest had tightened so much I thought I would cry.

Not out of jealousy, not out of sadness—just out o