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The Secret Between Us

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Chapter Title: The Secret Between Us

(Sophia's POV)

The moon was at its peak, a quiet witness in the starry night, casting silver shadows over the serene packhouse. Everything around me was still. No laughter. No footsteps. No voices.

Only silence.

But my heart refused to be quiet.

I sat on the edge of the couch, my fingers clenched tightly on the warm mug before me. I hadn't even taken a sip of the tea. It was way past cold. My own thoughts were too loud, too crushing.

Cara's words echoed inside my head.

"He's the father."

When she'd said it. something inside of me broke. Like ice breaking under pressure.

She lied. Blatantly. Bold.

And nobody ever questioned her. Not for an instant.

I closed my eyes for a second, attempting to calm the hurricane in my head. But seeing her there, holding the baby, with all the people gathered around her like she was some helpless damsel—it burned itself into my mind. She used that smug expression as a mask, but I could see past it.

She was hiding some
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