I had prepared my dagger that I kept in my thigh holster before I opened the door and spotted Britanny, who was holding Valerian's face with no ball gag, as she was close to him.

I calmly threw my dagger in her direction. Britanny caught it with her hand, but she hissed upon noticing that the blade was coated with high-potent wolfsbane.

"Pardon me, Brit. But I am an extremely jealous woman," I said nonchalantly as I entered my chamber, keeping calm and not letting my emotions blind me. I halted in front of Valerian, who was shocked seeing me, but a sense of relief washed over his handsome face...