Valerie's POV

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On my way home from work, I was delighted at how free I was, to leave the office without experiencing any drama from Dante.

Reaching home, I held on to my door handler to put in my home key, only for me to discover it was open.

I wondered as I murmured silently, "Who is in my house, I know is not Anna," while I stood there still in my thoughts, I saw a hockey stick close to my door, so I went close to it and grabbed it.

Having it in my hand and returning to my door, I placed my hands back on the handler...