Chapter 350

"My previous relationship—" Lucius was just about to explain when Valerie pressed her finger to his lips. "You've got the wrong idea," she said. "I'm not interested in your past relationships. The only reason I said that was because something happened in my past that really upset me. "I'm sure you know that I wasn't based in Windmere. I don't feel any sense of belonging here, and I chose to stay a year ago for some personal reasons." Since Lucius was the man she shared a bed with and the one who had shielded her from being struck by lightning, Valerie felt there were some things she needed to be honest with him about. "I'm probably going to do something reckless in the near future, and I don't want you getting caught in the crossfire. There's someone here that I need to take down, and there are only two ways this will end!" Her gaze darkened, and a sinister smile curved at her lips. "Either I die, or they die!" The moment those words rolled off her tongue, Lucius could sense the