Chapter 213: FEELING PUNISHED: VALERIE

During our exchange on the phone my whole world collapsed in one sentence, and when he'd told me he wasn't coming back, my body shook as the impact of what that meant for me and Liam took hold of me.

I felt physically sick and totally unprepared for any of what had happened in the previous twenty-four hours. The man I loved more than life itself was done with me, and the hurt I felt inside my chest engulfed me to the point where I could barely breathe.

I couldn't speak and listened as he told me everything that he had planned, and when he ended the call, I felt broken and sobbed uncontrollably. Kayden wrapped his arms tightly around me and pulled me onto the sofa beside him. I fought my way out of his arms and rose to my feet. Panic threatened to consume me, but the thought of losing Flynn and what that meant to Liam and me as a family was incomprehensible.