Velvet’s POV

I didn’t know where to start talking after Zavian told me to say what I came to say. My mind felt blank for a moment, and all the words that had been worrying me the whole day just vanished. I stood there staring at him, trying to remember what I wanted to ask.

Before I could pull myself together, Christian walked up to me. He held his teddy in his hand and looked up as if he wanted something. I sighed a little because children always had this way of breaking the heaviness in a room.

He touched my leg lightly, and I bent down without thinking. He...