Chapter 21

Valerie's POV

I nodded with my lips pressed together, fingers trembling as I picked up the phone, unable to meet his eyes.

The moment the call connected, before I could say a word, Kaelen's voice came through—cold and suppressed with fury.

"What were you and Darius doing just now?"

I froze. My throat tightened, and my heartbeat went wild.

"How do you know?" I asked instinctively, a trace of unease