Valerie POV
**Chapter: The Choice**
I walked briskly down the hall to my room,my fingers brushed lightly against the walls, tracing the cool stone, as if I couldnt steady myself. I was trying to keep my thoughts in order, but the decision was already made.
Behind me, I heard Alan’s heavy footsteps echoing in time with mine. I didn't need to look back to know it was him. I had sensed him approaching long before he was close enough to say anything.
"Valerie, why are you in such a hurry to move out to the hospital?" His voice was calm, but there was something deeper underneath—an edge I hadn’t heard in a while.
I didn’t answer right away. The hospital. I had been preparing for this. Packing my things, getting ready to leave the comfort of my room, my space in the pack house.
“I'm not
