Chapter 122: Jealous

(Valerian)

I DIDN’T have to look into the mirror anymore. The emotion written in Sinclair’s eyes mirrored what I was feeling. He was jealous of the seven years I spent with his wife while I was jealous of the eternity he would get to share with her.

Seven years? That was a rookie number compared to what he would have. He didn’t know how fortunate he was. I would give my all to trade places with him, to have a shot of that eternity with her.

While looking at Sinclair, memories of the past all played in my mind like a CD. It was Cassandra wearing a Santa Claus’ costume early in the morning, mischief was dancing in her eyes, as she greeted me a loud ‘Merry Christmas’. Before that, she filled the house with Christmas tree, with glittering lights, gifts, and who could forget about the socks she hung all over the living room?

All the socks had handwritten letters in them for me and Nick about the reasons why she loved us. And then she read them in front of us while blushing.

‘I can’t think