Shield of Lies

Valerie’s POV

“Everything is fine now,” Darius said. “It just… you must have hit your head, but it was an accident.”

I didn’t know what to believe, especially as he dipped his gaze away, not quite meeting my eyes.

Yet, I supposed his explanation was sound, and as he was my soul mate, my husband, and the father of my children, I saw no reason he would lie to me. I trusted him so implicitly that I s