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Chapter 222 - Stubborn Dristan's Return

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CHAPTER 222 — Stubborn Dristan's Return

~Valerie's POV~ 

"Tsk… where did I put that thing?" I muttered, already rising from my seat.

My feet carried me to the small basket near my bedside table where I thought I'd tossed it a few days ago, but as soon as I got there, I stopped cold.

"No," I whispered, crouching. "I'm sure I picked it up…"

My brows furrowed as my mind backtracked through the fog of days. Yes—I remembered picking it up the day after I rearranged my room. 

I had almost worn it again, but the instant it touched my fingers, memories of them flooded back, Dristan, Kai, Axel and Xade. The day they'd rescued me.

A bittersweet memory I wasn't ready to relive. So I put it away.

I rushed to my study desk and yanked open the second drawer.

But inside was no necklace save for a folded piece of paper.

My heart gave a strange lurch.

I barely processed the note at first. My eyes kept scanning the inside of the drawer, hoping I'd somehow missed it. 

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