AYSEL

I waited till we got back to the penthouse before I said anything about my parents. Throughout the car ride, he kept shooting me questioning looks as I'd gone completely silent after my declaration.

I went into another room in the penthouse when we got there. I didn't have anything in this room. In fact, I could count the number of times I'd had anything to do with a room in the penthouse that wasn't Valens'.

My eyes closed the minute I fell into bed but not because I was sleepy. I closed my eyes in a bid to block out a bit of what I was feeling which...