Niklaus' POV
I knew that Valerie had traumas because of her experience with that good for nothing retard, and I had seen her react to it, but never this badly, not even when we had s*x. To say that I was scared was an understatement, I was f*****g losing my mind. I kept calling and tapping her for a while before she heard me, and even then, she still looked haunted and scared.
We were outside the building now, and I hoped this would at least help her make more sense of her surroundings. I kept her down, but didn't let her go. My hand remained firmly on her waist.
"Valerie, look at me."
She did. Her beautiful eyes were clouded with tears, and I felt as if someone dug into my chest and pierced tiny holes in my heart.
"Baby..."
"Nik... There is so much blood."
I shook my head, my heart
