CHAPTER 26

Elijah’s POV

“H-How did you know about Sabrina?” I asked, astonished.

“It doesn’t matter, Elijah,” Sophia quickly answered.

“But who told you about Sabrina?”

“Let me tell you the truth,” she said with a sigh. “I never went missing as a child.”

“Are you absolutely sure? Maybe you just forgot…”

“I’m not Sabrina, okay?” she cut me off, anger flashing in her eyes. “And whoever she is, I don’t care. She’s not a part of my life and neither are you!”

Her last words were so painful that I felt as if someone was literally squashing and twisting my heart.

Sophia furiously pressed the elevator buttons, eager to move away from me. After a short while, she let out a cry of frustration and headed toward the stairs. I went to follow her.

“Sophia, please let’s talk about this,” I cried. She didn’t bother to turn around. Instead, she went faster, almost running away from me. “I need to know the truth…”

“I already told you!” she shouted when she finally reached her floor. She turned around to face