Sofia's POV
"You might want to keep your distance from me, young man, I'm not interested in whatever kind of conversation you might try to make with me," I snapped, taking another gulp of the drink in my hand.
"Another one," I motioned to the barman.
"You have a very strong resistance to alcohol, don't you?" He asked, taking my glass of drink from the barman.
"That isn't yours," I said, my words slurry as I moved to take the glass from him, almost falling to the floor in the process.
His arms held my waist still in place, holding me from falling to the floor.
"I think that's enough drink for tonight, young lady," He said, downing the drink instead.
"Have a driver? Or is anyone here with you?" He asked, and I shook my head, feeling the heat of the alcohol I'd just downed making me flush red.
"Just two glasses down and you're already a mess," He said, steadying me in his arms.
"I'll take care of her," I heard him say to the barman who let out a gruff response.
"Hey stranger, will you marry me?" I blurted, gripping onto his shoulders.
"Would have been nice but I can't propose to a woman who can barely stand on her own two feet.
"Pfft, I bet you can't, why... because I just got the news that I'm supposed to get married to a man I've never even seen before," I purred, snuggling closer to his shirt as he made his way to wherever.
"That's too bad, want me to marry you instead, you've met me at least," He said, readjusting my body on his arms.
"Mm mm, my father did it to save his business, I can't believe he actually did that, and you know the worst part, it's my fuckin birthday," I blurted, laughing maniacally, the sad reality that no matter how many drinks I downed, I would end up with the same fact check—to be pimped out to a man I knew nothing about.
"Happy birthday then pretty," He said, turning the knob to a room I had no idea what it was.
"I'll let you stay here tonight and when you're a lot more clearheaded and that will probably be tomorrow, you should go back home," He said, dropping me softly on the bed.
"Why? Are you also leaving me? That's not fair..." I moaned, shuffling uncomfortably in the bed.
"It'd be better if you end the night drunk than play out what's in my mind," He added, moving to leave the room when I pulled his shirt, unleaving.
"What's your name?"
"Sofia, my name's Sofia, what about you?" I asked, leaning closer to his chest.
"My name's Zack," He replied, tugging my hands off his chest but I held on tighter, staring into his piercing Hazel blue eyes, and the stars at the corner of his eyes.
My eyes caught the angel-winged tattoo on his chest, and a small smile escaped my lips, watching him gruff as he tried to avoid my gaze.
"I want it as much as you do Zack, let's do it," I muttered, but he shook his head.
"I don't know what you're talking about Sofia," He replied, pulling his shirt from my fingers.
"You're hard already Zack, I can feel your hard-on grazing the outline of my waist," I muttered, leaning in closer to my chest.
"Tell me you don't want my hands over that tattoo on your chest, you don't want me riding on that length dick that you've under those pants," I muttered, smacking my lips.
"You're drunk Sofia," He added.
"Yes, I'm, but I know for sure I want that dick of yours filling my insides tonight, I want to moan your name tonight, while you trail your hands down my waist, I've got very nice boobs too, I'd love your lips on them," I moaned, the thought of having this stranger fucking me was way more ecstatic than I thought it'd be.
"I'll take my leave now Sofia, have a good night," He mumbled and turned to leave, while I trailed my hands down his Apollo's belt, unbuckling his belt, before I pulled down the zipper of his trousers, feeling the outline of his hard cock through the thin fabric of his boxers.
He let out a groan, pulling my hands in. "You are completely drunk..." He muttered as I slipped my hands from his grip, taking out his long dick, my hands running through the length of his veiny cock.
My fingers trailed the cap of his cock, running my hands down the wetness of his cock before pulling my fingers into my mouth.
"You shouldn't do..."
His groans get muffled, as I pulled his dick into the wetness of my lips.
"Fuck..." He groaned, pulling my hair in his hands, my head bobbed up and down his cock, grazing my teeth down the outline of his cock, my hands fiddled with his balls, and I could feel his cum rising in his cock.
His hands gripped the edge of the nightstand behind him, his breath shallow as my lips continued their relentless rhythm. The groans escaping his throat were raw, and guttural, as if he was losing control with every passing second.
“Stop... Sofia…” he managed to say, though his voice was weak and laced with pleasure. His body betrayed him, hips bucking slightly toward my mouth as I continued to tease and torment him.
The warmth of his arousal pulsed against my tongue, a heady sensation that sent a thrill through me. I could feel him nearing the edge, his breathing uneven and ragged.
“Fuck, Sofia… I—” His sentence dissolved into a strangled groan as his release overcame him. I felt the heat spill into my mouth, the taste sharp and unfamiliar.
I held still for a moment, letting him finish, savoring the weight of his surrender before I pulled back slightly, swallowing every drop. My gaze flicked up to meet his, and his eyes were hooded, his expression a mix of disbelief and something deeper.
“Now will you decide to be selfish?....”
Sophia’s POV The road stretched before me like a long, gray ribbon under the dull sky. I walked with my head bowed, arms wrapped around myself, as if trying to hold in the pieces of me that kept threatening to scatter with every step. My soul felt numb but my hands couldn't stop shaking. The road was cold and silent, people stared at me intrigued with pitiful eyes and mouth in awe. Had they recognized me? Were they feeling bad for me? Actually I couldn’t care less. My feet were sore, my legs heavy, but I couldn’t stop. I didn’t know what I was walking toward, only that I had nowhere else to go but home.Home. The word felt so odd to me again. I hadn’t thought of my father’s house as home in years. The further I went, the more the memories began to press in—my father’s stern voice when I was young, his silent disappointment on the night I was married off, the way his eyes had looked at me that last morning before I left. I hated him for what he had done, for selling me into the Holmes
Sophia’s POV The Rae’s knock came softly at first, like a hesitant breeze against the heavy wooden door. I didn’t answer. I had no strength left for words. She opened the door anyway and stepped in, her eyes careful, her posture cautious as though stepping into a room filled with glass shards.“Mrs…” her voice was timid, almost apologetic. “Mr. Holmes requests your presence in the parlor.”For a moment, I didn’t move. The request echoed in my head like a distant call from another world. My body felt like lead, sunk deep into the mattress, my limbs useless. The walls around me were silent except for the faint hum of the wind slipping through the curtains.I stared at the Rae without really seeing her. I could feel her nervousness—she shifted her weight from one foot to the other, waiting for something that I couldn’t give. I wasn’t sure if it was exhaustion or surrender that made me finally rise. My legs were stiff, my movements slow and mechanical, as if I was being dragged forward b
Sophia’s POV The car ride home passed like a blur.Outside the window, the city slid by—gray streets, pale faces, the cold shadows of late evening. I sat still, my head tilted slightly against the glass, not seeing any of it. The seatbelt pressed against my ribs where the wound still throbbed. My hands rested on my lap like pieces of stone.I heard Zack breathe beside me, slow and uneven, like someone afraid to make a sound. He kept glancing at me, but I didn’t turn to meet his eyes. I didn’t have the strength for that. I no longer had the strength for anything.The hospital’s smell still clung to my skin: antiseptic, metal, and faint traces of blood. It lingered like a ghost, reminding me of every hour I had spent staring at the ceiling there, waiting for pain to pass, for grief to fade. Neither had.When we finally reached the Holmes estate, the huge gates opened as if to swallow me whole. I didn’t feel like I was coming back home. I felt like I was walking back to my cage, to the
Sophia’s POV I opened my eyes into chaos.A blinding light hit me, then blurred shadows moved above me. The ceiling was white, too white, spinning in circles as my body floated in and out of the noise. Voices rose and fell, sharp and urgent, but I could barely catch their words. My chest felt heavy, my ribs burned, and every breath dragged fire inside me.“Pressure’s dropping—”“Scalpel—now—”“She’s fading—keep her awake!”The voices echoed, bouncing inside my skull. I wanted to speak, to ask where I was, what had happened, but my mouth refused to open. My tongue was sand, my lips cracked. The air stank of antiseptic, of blood, of something sharp that stung my nose. I heard the rush of machines, the beep of monitors, the shuffle of rubber shoes against the floor.I blinked once, and the world slipped away again. Darkness pulled me under, deep and heavy. For a second, I thought it was death, that the gunshot had finally swallowed me whole. But then the voices returned, louder, more de
Zack's POV The walls of my room still carried the echo of my sobs. My throat burned from hours of crying, my stomach churned with the mix of alcohol and drugs that poisoned my blood. I had beaten myself against the ground until my fists hurt, until the skin of my knuckles tore open. The world blurred before me, but the blur was nothing compared to the storm that crushed my chest. I had ruined everything. I had destroyed Sophia, the only light left in my wasted life.I could still see her face when I told her the truth. The way her eyes widened. The disbelief. The shock. The hatred that flared like a blade across her soul. And then she was gone, running out, leaving me with the weight of every crime I had committed.I pressed my head into the cold floor, pulling at my hair until strands broke between my fingers. “Why? Why did I say it? Why did I ever touch her life? Why didn’t I let her go?” The questions tore out of me in broken whispers, but the silence swallowed them. My thoughts
Sophia’s POV I had stood by the door for what felt like forever, listening to the way Zack’s broken sobs shook his chest, the way he almost tore his own skin apart with shame. I had come to comfort him, to remind him he wasn’t alone in this endless storm, but the moment I stepped inside, his eyes flickered with hostility. He looked at me as if my presence burned him alive, as if I was the one shoving him deeper into despair and drew him out of sinking at the same time.“You shouldn’t be here,” he rasped, voice jagged and bitter. His arms trembled as he dragged himself away from me, his eyes glassy, veins dark beneath his skin. “You don’t have to see me like this! Not now! Get out!”The words stung, sharp and unforgiving, but there was no truth in them. I could see how much his chest rose and fell, how fear and shame filled every inch of him. He wasn’t angry at me. He was angry at himself. Still, I stepped closer, soft enough to not startle him, gentle enough to not give him reason to