Chapter 130
- || VALERIA's POV ||
- I sat across from my father at the long, polished dining table, my appetite gone. The grand chandelier above us threw a cold, unforgiving light over the room. Every clink of silverware echoed like a gunshot in the silence between us.
- I pushed the food around my plate, glancing at him. He ate methodically, not once looking up. The tension was unbearable.