Chapter 154

Valeria’s POV

The silence that followed his words was deafening. His vulnerability, his brokenness, and his determination all hung in the air, leaving me to decide if this man—flawed and remorseful, but deeply committed—was someone I could risk my heart for again.

Kaelen’s voice was sincere, each word laced with raw emotion and heavy with self-doubt. I could feel the weight he carried, the way he