The same morning, Valeria stayed in her room, sitting quietly as she stared at nothing in particular. The previous night, after her grandmother had spoken about her and Celeste finding their own mates, she had not been able to stop thinking about it. The moment had remained in her mind for the rest of the evening and even after she had gone to bed. Every time she closed her eyes, she thought about the conversation she needed to have with her grandfather and every time she thought about it, she became afraid.
She had come all the way to the beach house because she wanted answers. She wanted to understand what had happened all those years ago between the Aldrith and Rhodes families. She had wanted to speak to the person who had lived through the aftermath of that betrayal. She had wanted to hear his perspective and understand the pain that had shaped their family, but now that she was actually there, she was no longer sure if she had made the right decision.
