Secrets and Salvation

Valentin’s POV

I tightened my grip on the railing, grounding myself in the burn of metal beneath my palm. Down below, she had Nell’s arm looped through hers, both of them laughing, the room seeming like it was bent towards her light like it couldn’t help itself.

Wyatt said something beside me, some joke, probably, but it didn’t register. My entire focus was locked on the woman who had managed to r