Alexis
Four days after all that chaos, Valen started school. I couldn’t stop smiling as I watched him bouncing with excitement in front of the mirror, his grin as wide as I’d ever seen. He kept rambling about his school supplies and every little thing I’d bought him like they were treasures.
“Mommy, I’m going to be so popular at school! Just wait and see,” he declared, glowing with pride. I bent down, adjusting the collar on his crisp, white shirt and smoothing out the navy blue blazer bearing Brookstone Academy’s crest.
It was the most expensive school in the province, a place that only the elite could even think about sending their kids to. But he belonged there, all polished and perfect with his neatly knotted tie, khaki pants, and shiny black shoes.
“Look at you, my handsome litt
