It took five days after he died for the police to release Davius' body, and the whole pack was still on edge. None more than Valerie and Damon, who each sensed things were changing beyond their control. The death of Davius and being trapped in the house had made Valerie more anxious. She felt alone and defeated. Damon walked around in silence, when he was even at home. She could tell she was losing him more. She struggled deeply with the information she had heard from Paxton, but could not bring it up. She could not talk about herself and her own feelings with the cloud of Davius' death hanging over her head. Paxton had not been wrong about that. Valerie had not been to her office for almost a week. Today would be the first time she would even be allowed to step foot out of the house, and
