CHAPTER 130 [ His Final Moments ] ~SOPHIE~ The world tilted. Or maybe it was just how my stepmother pushed me out of the way that caused the imbalance of my feet, before I could properly react to my father collapsing. I managed to stop myself from falling, watching, in absolute horror, as Mot
CHAPTER 129 [ A Monster, Not A Prince. ] ~SOPHIE~ My stomach churned violently as the once sweet taste of my drink suddenly went sour in my mouth. A cutlery clattered against a plate like a gunshot, the sound far too loud in the stillness that had swallowed the room. My dad’s fork, no doubt.
CHAPTER 128 [ Our Little Bubble ] ~SOPHIE~ The scene almost brought me to my knees because of the sweet, almost tear-jerking relief that flooded through my veins. My breathing was so abnormally loud and fast that I couldn’t hear anything above it. Not even the sound of my own name coming from my f
CHAPTER 127 [ A Different Kind Of Fear ] ~SOPHIE~ Looking at my father, I realized that this was the first time I was seeing him in two days. I was always out before he’s awake and of course, home when he’s already sound asleep. Spending time with him was the whole point of being here but I’d a
CHAPTER 126 [ To Be Fully Free ] ~SOPHIE~ A new beginning was easier said than done. It took only a few hours of combing through the internet in search of medical schools with affordable tuition fees, the cost of moving cities, and jobs for someone with only a high school diploma—for me and Elai
CHAPTER 125 [ Hopelessly. Recklessly. Utterly. ] ~TRAVIS~ “Really, Hannah?” I mumbled, standing. I’d condoned her presence enough and I was now making a mental note to myself to install a camera and connect to my phone. That way, I can see when she comes visiting again and I can avoid running into