Chapter 423. Expiate

Valen’s POV

Despite her soreness, she planted her palms on the mattress and leaned sideways. “Well, it beats the alternative.”

I blinked in mild confusion as she raised and reached out both hands to me.

“Come here, you idiot,” she beckoned lovingly. Her expression was so heartwarmingly soft, and her eyes filled with quiet devotion.

I swear my heart jumped with hope. I released a shaky breath and shot up off my knees.

Bending at the waist, I pressed my hands onto the bed to brace my weight as I let my face rest in her soft, cuddling palms.

With the gentlest touches, her thumbs wiped my tears. The sparks... my body shivered beneath her fingertips.

With a sad smile, she whispered, “I’ll forgive you because I know it’s hard