Chapter 34
- Helios's POV
- I knelt down beside the body, my heart racing with anticipation. But as I looked down at the face, my world came crashing down. It was Valerie, her eyes frozen in a permanent stare, her skin pale and cold.
- I felt like I had been punched in the gut, all the air knocked out of me. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Valerie, the vibrant and full-of-life woman I knew, was lying dead on the ground.