Hell No

Valerie's POV

Kaelen stared back at me in shock. The words I just threw at him hung in the darkness of the corridor. For a tense, agonizing second, the silence felt heavier than the stone walls around us. Then, the realization settled in, and his handsome face twisted with fury.

I refused to cower. I turned on my heel and attempted to walk away, my boots clicking sharply against the floorboards.