Sansa's POV I stirred and moaned as I felt the soft silken sheet wrap itself around me. It felt so good and I wanted to bury myself in it forever. Sighing, my fingers clutched the fabric tighter around my chest and my lashes fluttered open. For a moment, I couldn’t remember where I was. The walls weren’t mine. The curtains were too dark and the furniture too…masculine. Panic rose in my chest as the memories of ending up in that hotel with Christian suddenly came to mind. But that was until I felt a hand, a large warm hand, sliding around my waist. I tensed as I was gently pulled back against a firm chest.“Good morning, beautiful,” a voice whispered into my ear. I knew that voice even in the dream world. My eyes widened.“Winston?”He smiled lazily against my neck and I melted. It was the kind of grin that made my insides twist. “Oh my goodness,” I muttered, sitting up with a jolt, clutching the sheets to my chest. “How did I end up here?”He rubbed his eyes, clearly amused. “
Winston's POVI was shocked to see Sansa fall on her knees before me. Yes, I was mad at her, but I couldn’t just stand there and let her feel bad. Not when I saw the woman behind the sorrow. Not when I knew the weight she bore a few days ago and I’d fought so hard to lift it with her.She'd passed through so much with Christian Alexander and then Gerald. She deserved rest. “I'm so sorry," she said but I quickly helped her up. “You don't ever kneel for any man, Sansa. Not me, not anyone." She nodded and looked at me with teary eyes. “Don’t you ever forget who you are, Sansa,” I said with a low tone. “You were strong long before I ever came into the picture. Your family expects more from you than what you're doing. And I know that’s unfair sometimes, but it’s because they knew what you’re capable of. I know it too.”Her chin trembled and her eyes glistened with tears. She tried to blink away, but they fell anyway.“Thank you," she muttered, sniffling. “I’m here,” I continued gent
Sansa's POV Soon, we were at the gate of the Wolfe estate and I couldn't help the soft sigh that escaped my lips. The car rolled to a gentle stop and I barely noticed when the driver got out to open the door for me.I stepped out slowly, as though my body was moving ahead of my spirit. I was still trying to wrap my head around what had happened earlier in the court. I was still shocked. Still stunned. Still playing the courtroom scenes in my head over and over again.Soon, I heard footsteps beside me and I got reminded that my friend was still with me. “You're still in shock?” Ellen asked dryly. “Come on, Sansa. Did you really think there’d be no miracle for you?”I turned to face her, trying to form words, my lips trembling. “Yes,” I whispered. “I thought I was going to lose everything for real.”Ellen scoffed but her voice softened. “That’s why you have an amazing friend like me. Someone who knows what to do when her friend, and her company is sinking.” She opened her arms casual
Sansa's POV Who was it that dared to interrupt a court proceeding? I needed to get this over with so I could deal with the shame and continue my miserable life. I turned around slowly, my heart racing as I struggled to breathe. The voice that had interrupted the judge in the courtroom didn’t belong to anyone I recognized. A tall man in a gray suit was standing a few benches away. His dark hair was slicked back, and he clutched a leather portfolio against his chest. “I beg your pardon, your Honor,” the man said diplomatically. He stepped forward, eyes scanning the courtroom before resting briefly on me. “My name is Simon Denning,” he announced. “I represent Wolfe Incorporated and I have come to finalize our contract with the Vale family.”The room gasped.My heart stuttered.Wolfe Incorporated?Time seemed to freeze. I blinked, almost unsure if I had heard right. The only Wolfe Incorporated I knew in the city belonged to none other than Winston Wolfe. And at once, I turned arou
Sansa's POV I stared at the man in front of me, blinking in disbelief as he spat out words I couldn’t even begin to make sense of.Elders? What was he talking about? “You’re arrogant and proud, just like your father,” he sneered. “Today is the happiest day of my life. Finally, everything that should have belonged to me will be mine.”I took an involuntary step back with a frown on my face. I could swear I had never met this man before in my life. “I’m sorry, do I know you?”He laughed loudly at my confusion and it sounded bitter and cops. “Of course you don’t. You children never know anything. You can’t even show respect to your elders!”My heart began to thud loudly in my chest. Although he was unfamiliar, there was something unnerving about him, something familiar I couldn’t quite place. “I can see your mother's stupidity in your eyes. She didn't respect me either! I can see it's a poison that runs in the blood." For a second, I thought he was a mad man. But he was dressed too
Sansa's POV “You look amazing,” Ellen breathed beside me, her voice full of awe as she zipped the last inch of my emerald silk dress.I couldn't decide if she was flattering me or she was actually honest. I stared at myself in the mirror. The gown was an emerald pencil gown that hugged me like a second skin. It had a slight flare from the mid thigh down to my knee. It was simple. It was classy. It was formal. But I couldn't exactly say I looked amazing in it. Today wasn't a day to appear too beautiful. “Nope, I don't think so," I replied dejectedly. “Oh, come on! It's lovely! You look like a freaking siren. The dress matches your eyes." Ellen insisted. “Yeah, right. I am looking amazing to my own day of destruction,” I murmured bitterly despite the perfection I saw on my reflection. My hair was curled and Ellen had come earlier that morning to fix my makeup and get me ready. She was indeed a kind friend and she didn't have to be here. But at this moment, I couldn't help but t