Valerie Thorne’s POV:

Did he just say he loves me? Or was I hallucinating?!

My brain crashed, and my whole body felt like it was on fire. Raven? And he said he loves me? If he said it in my dreams or perhaps another world? I would have believed him?

But the Raven Blackwood, who was in front of me… he would never say so.

I stared into his grey eyes, frozen, as he kissed me. My heart was beating so fast I could barely breathe, let alone react. I wanted to push him away, but my hands ...