Valeria's POV
The moment we stepped out of the courtroom, I knew something was wrong.
The hallway was packed with so many people holding microphones, cameras and light boxes. Everyone was talking at once, and it was unnecessarily crowded, far more than it should have been for a custody hearing. They all turned to our direction as soon as we emerged from the courtroom, and for a second everyone froze. Then the scramble started. I cursed under my breath.
Goddamn reporters.
This was the last thing Eliott needed.
"Ms. Daelmont! Can you comment on the custody battle?"
"Is it true you kept your son hidden from his father for six years?"
"Ms. Daelmont, look this way!"
The voices came at me from all sides. It was overwhelming and suffocating. I was having a hard time breathing, or seein
