VALERIA

It felt as though time had frozen, taking me back to that moment when she walked into the room and saw her son dead in my hands.

I don’t regret a thing. Dorian killed my pup first, so an eye for an eye seemed more than fair.

I squared my shoulders and lifted my chin defiantly. If she thought I was going to fear her or show her the respect I once did, she was sorely mistaken.

I knew she might try to accuse me in front of Aldric. After all, my former friend Sophia must have seen my transf