Valerius didn't answer right away. With a sharp tug, he wrenched his arm out of Gideon’s grip. He stared straight at the man, searching for any sign of madness in his eyes, found nothing but cold indifference."Kids see things when they're scared," Valerius said, his voice quiet but sharp. "She misses her mother, and my face just happens to look like the woman who walked out on you. That's all it is."Gideon didn't flinch. He drained the rest of the whiskey in his glass, then set it down on a small table in the hallway. "We'll see how long you can keep up the lie.""Whatever you say," Valerius replied. He turned, walked into his own room, and locked the door behind him.Gideon's words lingered in his mind, but exhaustion won in the end. Valerius walked over to the luxurious bed, which felt far too plush for a back accustomed to thin mattresses in New Jersey. Without even changing out of his bathrobe, he lay down and fell asleep within minutes.A sudden blast of cold against his f
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