Forgotten Bonds

Darius’s POV

“Come out into the hallway,” I told Bryce. “We’ll talk about this there and give Valerie some space.”

“Darius…” Valerie said.

“I’ll be right back,” I told her.

Bryce seemed sullen, and, perhaps because he was so defeated, he nodded and joined me in the hallway. The minute we were outside of Valerie’s door, with it closed behind us, he inflated again, filled with rage.

“Bryce, we shoul