Chapter 0177

[The present, Westhaven]

“That pizza was delicious!” Valerie said, feeling content with a full belly.

The two of them stepped outside to sit at the small garden table.

“Love, I noticed you were very quiet during lunch,” Marcus said, intrigued. “That’s not like you–you’re usually talking non–stop!”

“I don’t know,” Valerie admitted. “Lately, I’ve had this strange feeling of unease in my chest. It’s hard to explain, but when you asked earlier about how we found each other again, I felt the same tightness.”

“What do you mean? Explain,” Marcus said, leaning closer with concern.

“When I went back to Hesperia, I felt this way every single day. I always had a lump in my throat, like something bad could happen at any moment. I worried constantly about my daughter. And now, even though that little girl is a grown woman, I still feel it from time to time.”

you’ll ever tell Serenity about her biological father’s family?”

knows her father’s name was Peter. She

I’m about to start working there, and I’ll make

without thinking things through. I trust that Maximus would never harm his niece, but Alexia…

said, pulling her into a comforting hug and kissing the top of

exclaimed, glaring up at him. “You just want to keep

you this mucht might have been safer for her to settle there rather than bring her here, where

Palmers. She looks

to stress you out. The safety of the kids comes

“You tell me not to worry, and then you

with a teasing smile, “don’t get mad. I just want to prepare you for reality–I don’t want

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