Chapter 82
Valerie’s POV
If I can’t confront Sophia, the only way to end this would be to accept Raton’s marriage proposal. But there was something else, I didn’t want to just marry him because he helped me survive.
I wanted to love him the same way I still loved Jules. Or maybe this was a chance to leave Raton for good and return to Jules.
My mind raced heavily, my heart pounding against my ribs. I reached for my phone, my hands hovering around the screen. I wanted to call Ian but then I wasn’t ready to talk.
I opened i********: and tried to send her a message, but I couldn’t find the right words to type. The words wouldn’t just come.
For some minutes I sat alone there, every time I tried to message Ian, I stopped myself. Could I really tell her what I had just discovered? Coul
