Chapter Eighty Five - Suggestion

Valkyrie Behati

Tears welled up in my eyes, blurring my vision as I sat there, overwhelmed by emotions I never thought I could feel so deeply.

Vulnerability wasn't something I was used to, and yet, here I was, feeling utterly exposed. I had always prided myself on being strong, on keeping my emotions in check, but now that facade was crumbling.

Shie squeezed my hand, her grip firm and reassuring. I could feel the warmth of her tears as they fell onto our joined hands, her own emotions spilling over as she held onto me.

Her voice, thick with emotion, trembled as she spoke. “You made mistakes,” she whispered, her words a balm to my wounded soul, “but you were trying to protect them in your way. You have to believe that.”

Her words hit me like a wave, and I struggled to hold back the sob that threatened to escape. Shie had always been the one who understood me, who saw through the layers of my defenses and reached the core of who I was.

She knew my flaws, my fears, and the choices I h