CHAPTER 114 [ Mother-in-law ] ~SOPHIE~ We stood there long enough for her presence to be paralytic. I couldn’t move the hand that wanted to open the door the rest of the way and finally set Elaine free. I couldn’t move the legs that wanted to dash out of there with Elaine. Even the lips that wan
CHAPTER 113 [ Elaine’s Mother Gothel ] ~SOPHIE~ When facing off a family like the Wellington’s, there are only two options: One, be as wealthy as they were. Two, have a full-proof plan. I walked up to the huge doors of their mansion, knowing fully well that none of those options were in my favor.
CHAPTER 112 [ I Will Come To You ]~SOPHIE~I was in no state to worry about someone else, especially when the said person had ghosted me for days and gave no open window for me to confirm if everything her brother told me about her was true. How could I not worry when she sounded like a wounded an
CHAPTER 111 [ Fierce Protection ]~SOPHIE~ My delusion of being on a date with Travis was shattered almost as a soon as we got back into his car. It wasn’t just because I suddenly felt stupid for forgetting that he never even asked me on one, he literally just dragged me in there and flaunted his
CHAPTER 110 [ A Real Date ]~SOPHIE~I thought running into Travis was the worst part of my night.I was wrong.It’s this.Sitting stiff in the passenger seat of his car, my knees clenched together, my fingers digging crescent-shaped marks into my thighs. My dress is still damp from the wine spill,
CHAPTER 109 [ The Opposite ]~TRAVIS~Instead of letting her go as she asked, I slid my arm lower, curving it around her waist, fingers brushing the exposed skin of her back. All while making eye contact with Asher. My action got the desired effect. It’s the unspoken word for “back the fuck off.” H
CHAPTER 108 [ The Villain ]~TRAVIS~I waited.Leaning against the wall beside the restroom hallway like some creep. Hands in my pockets, jaw tight, and heart doing this fucking annoying thud-thud-thud that I swore had nothing to do with nerves. I didn’t do ‘nerves’.But, I wasn’t exactly surprised
CHAPTER 107 [ Smooth And Creamy Glory] ~TRAVIS~ Sophie brings out the absolute worst in me. So much so that the things that are beneath me suddenly seem so normal. An example was how I was holding my phone in a death grip, typing out another message because the last two were dismissed by putting
CHAPTER 106 [A Rebound] ~SOPHIE~ I stared at my reflection in the mirror, tilting my head to the left, then the right. My dress fit like a second skin—black, sleeveless, simple but elegant. It wasn’t over-the-top, but it hugged me in all the right places. Still, I felt uncertain. “Do I look like