VALERIE
“What the hell are you doing here?” I turned around at the harsh voice and saw Caleb standing at the top of the stairs. Behind him, was his brother, Hunter, almost panting. Even the sheen of sweat over Caleb’s forehead did not go unnoticed.
“Caleb. I was…I mean…” Fumbling to get the right words out, I looked between him and the entrance of the basement. The very place I was this morning that set me into a panic mode.
After I had spoken to Hunter, I realized that I was only feeding on my fear without reason. Oslo was captured, and along with him the rogues who tortured me relentlessly for years. But that reign of terror no longer exists.
I was protected, secured and cared for.
The demons dancing inside my head needed to be tamed, and the only way I could do that was to face t
