CHAPTER 117 [ To Be A Fool ] ~TRAVIS~ Only a fool would steal from someone like me and think they can get away with it. And it takes an utter moron to actually steal from me first, then walk carelessly into the bank to withdraw part of the money he’d stolen for me. One Sebastian Davis was arres
CHAPTER 116 [ Accursed Phobia ] ~SOPHIE~ I’ve been in too many crazy situations for me to not understand that it takes a while for the realization of one's actions to sink in. Sometimes, it’s instant. Most of the time, you realize it yourself. And other times, it takes an external source. In th
CHAPTER 115 [ The Madam ] ~SOPHIE~ Elaine’s door was unlocked just as we’d discussed the night before. I pushed the door open without a moment of hesitation. The room wasn’t only dark, it was stale. Like it hadn’t seen sunlight and fresh air for eons. A shudder worked its way up my spine and f
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