“You killed her father too, but you don’t see her targeting you,” Vincent says. “Violette was innocent,” Axel snaps. “What Raelynn did was wrong, had she not ended her life, then everything would be okay.” “And by everything you mean you’d still have a shot with Valerie?” Vincent snickers. “You need to move on, Ax. She doesn't love you. Normal people grieve, they go to therapy, but your nutcase ex chose someone else.” I close my work laptop and excuse myself from the equation. Leaving them to bicker about Axel’s obsession with Valerie. In my case, they’re both right, but I’m not going to tell either one of them this. I know I was too tough with Raelynn, but it’s what she needed. It’s what the situation demanded. Now no one will target her because they saw how I scolded her. I noticed

