Valerie Thorne's POV:

I woke up early in the morning and watched the sunshine flitting through the hotel room's curtains. I pushed myself to get up from the bed and walked towards the attached balcony.

I stepped on the balcony and let the morning air wash over me. It tousled my hair, and I felt awake in every sense of my body.

Last night, when we arrived here, I was damn tired. So, the moment I got inside my room, I just fell asleep, and now when I looked around my room, it looked rather ...