Chapter 131

Valeria’s POV

Tears were always a sign of weakness—or so I had convinced myself. And yet, I couldn’t stop them. They kept falling, each drop a reminder of how everything had gone wrong, how it should never have reached this point.

Callum’s words, his sudden display of emotion, came far too late. He spoke as if he could reach me, as if he could pull me back, but I was already gone. I was trapped in