Valentina POV
I look him straight in the eye, forcing him to look away in submission. “So, how about you, Alan?”, the edge to my voice unmistakably sharp.
“I am sorry for what happened as well, but I wasn’t able to stop it either” he rushes out, but his emotions don’t match his words, as all I feel is anger and resentment. Or could that be aimed towards Derek? ‘Let’s test it’.
“So, you will pledge with me and fight against Derek in that case?” his anger doubles instantly, and I see his eyes turn dark so briefly I nearly didn’t catch it. It’s clear that he is loyal to Derek, and wouldn’t think twice of allowing innocents to get tortured again. “Yes” he speaks out after clearing his throat. Had I not been able to feel his swirling anger and resentment, I might have actually believed his
