A Measure of Mercy

Darius’s POV

My hatred for Giselle was visceral. It was her actions that had taken Valerie from me and from her daughter. But, when faced with the pleading faces of her parents, while holding my own daughter, I felt myself soften.

I still hated Giselle and always would. But, if she was exiled, she wouldn’t be able to hurt my family anymore.

“Fine,” I said, granting leniency for the sake of her par