VAL'S POV

Dan is really blessed. Hearing the conversation between him and his girlfriend brought back memories that hurt more than I could bear.

I opened my door and almost froze in shock. I stood there, completely speechless, unable to believe what I was seeing.

My house was unlocked!

What?

How?

A flood of questions rushed through my mind, but the most pressing one was, How can someone unlock-?

"You left your spare key on your desk," a voice interrupted my thoughts.

He stood up and held out the bunch of keys, his expression unreadable.

"Don't you think that's very careless? It could've been anyone," he said, his voice firm...