chapter 50

Everly It took ages for me to get rid of Valen. He’d been pestering me all damn day about taking Valarian for the weekend. He finally agreed to leave if he could get Valarian from school and take him somewhere after. I decided to agree, so I could get some fucking work done because once again, we’re down more staff. And to make matters worse, no one can get a hold of Emily. Apparently, her son also didn’t show up for school. However, when it was nearly 6 p.m., I began to worry when Zoe hadn’t messaged me to say Valarian had been dropped off for dinner as promised. Walking back to my office after the dinner rush starts to slow down, I pull my phone from my pocket, about to call Valen when I smack into someone. Looking up, I find it’s Marcus. “Seriously, I have been looking for you everywhere,” he says, shaking his head. “Uh, okay. Why? But more importantly, do you know where Valen is with my son?” “At home, I think. He sent me to watch you for the night.” I growl, shoving past him and h