Love Unspoken

Caught in the throes of a life-and-death crisis, Valerie found herself trapped between the instinct for self-preservation and the desperate need to save her children.

A rare clarity washed over her, illuminating the harsh reality of her situation.

She could escape now, save herself, but her children would be left to perish. If she didn't make it out, they would all die, leaving no one to avenge them.

She could be ruthless, she could choose survival, but the thought of watching her children burn alive required a heart of steel and a strength she wasn't sure she possessed. Valerie drew in a deep breath, the thick smoke filling her lungs and triggering a violent cough.

the haze, she saw her children crying out in agony, their pleas tugging at her heartstrings. Her hand on the blistering door frame sizzled, but she felt nothing. "Mommy...""Do you not want us anymore...?"Their voices grew fainter, barely audible over the roar of the flames. Valerie was torn between her own survival and the desperate need to save

out. In her despair, she glanced down and, almost comically, noticed two keys lying on the ground by the door. Like

to handle the paperwork, transferring the shares to his name. The mountain blazed brightly, and the people below could vaguely

the mountain?""Yeah, something's burning up there."Spectators paused in their tracks, craning their necks to catch a glimpse of the spectacle. Some

now treating her to lunch. Despite a slight ache

That afternoon, he had taken Quinn shopping for

her.Quinn could only nod, a gesture that under normal circumstances would indicate happiness, but she wasn't happy. His