Valen POV
I couldn't sleep; all night I tossed and turned, knowing they were both over there and so close yet out of reach. It gave me a little comfort knowing Tatum was there with them, yet everything screamed I should be the one protecting them. How I had failed. No wonder she hated me. I would hate me too if our roles were reversed.
Now a few past incidents made sense, why I could never hold a relationship to save my life, why I had trouble with my s*x life, the sudden bouts of depression seeping into me. Now it made me wonder if I knew all along on a subconscious level, and it was my body trying to stop me from making the idiotic decisions I sometimes did.
She felt it, felt it all, and didn't say anything. When she kissed Marcus, the pain that she caused was brief yet painful all th
