A Cut Too Deep

Valerie’s POV

I barely slept.

How could I?

Every time I closed my eyes, I saw his face. The disgust sitting heavy in his expression. The disappointment that made him look older somehow, more distant. The way he looked at me like he was seeing something for the first time and wished he hadn't.

My son had never looked at me like that before.

Never.

Maddox had been angry with me before…of course, he