All Chapters of Sin With Me, Sunshine: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

SofiaI don't know how long I sat on the floor, staring at the wall, my mind a blank, it could have been minutes, it could have been hours. The silence of the room was heavy, suffocating, only broken by the occasional sound of a car passing outside or a door slamming down the hall.The sound of a key turning in the lock made me jump. I scrambled up, wiping my face, pulling the collar of my sweater up to my chin. The door swung open, and Clara breezed in, carrying a tray of coffees and a bag of pastries. She stopped dead when she saw me."Whoa," she said, kicking the door shut behind her with her heel. She set the coffees down on her desk and turned to look at me, her brow furrowing. "You look like you fought a raccoon and lost. We're where you, I ended up coming back home and Louis was just a nuisance.""I was in the library, and I spent the night there. I just... didn't sleep well."Clara crossed her arms, tilting her head. She was wearing a bright yellow sundress that seemed to mock

SofiaI locked the door to my room, my hands shaking so violently I scraped my knuckles against the metal. It wasn't enough, I grabbed Clara's heavy desk chair and dragged it across the floor, wedging it firmly under the handle.I backed away, chest heaving, until my legs hit the edge of my bed and I collapsed. "Sofia?" Clara dropped her magazine, her eyes wide as she took in my state, "What happened? Where are the bags? Did Louis hurt you?""He called him," I choked out, "He called my father."Clara's face went white. "Oh, shit.""He's coming," I sobbed, clutching my knees. "Louis told him I was unstable. He told him I was acting 'demonically.' My father is on his way right now to take me home.""Okay, okay, breathe," Clara said, rushing over to kneel beside me. "So you get grounded for a week? You can handle that, you've survived them this long.""No!" I grabbed Clara's wrists, my grip bruising. "You don't understand. If I go home like this... under suspicion... my mother won't just

SofiaThe wind whipped around us but I was burning up. "More," I gasped, my fingers gripping the freezing metal railing of the lookout until my knuckles turned white. "Luca, please.""Begging already?" he growled against my ear. "We haven't even started."He spun me around roughly. I barely had time to catch my breath before he was marching me backward, away from the cliff's edge and toward the idling black SUV. He didn't open the door, he slammed my chest against the cold, wet hood of the car."Stay," he commanded.He grabbed my hips, his fingers digging into my flesh through the sweater I was still clutching. He kicked my feet apart, forcing my legs wide until I was completely displayed for him, bent over the hood like a sacrifice.I heard the sound of his zipper again, followed by the rustle of clothing. My heart hammered against the metal hood. I was exposed, anyone driving up the winding road would see us, a woman bent over a mafia lord's car, skirts hiked up, waiting.The though

SofiaThe sting on my cheek didn't fade. It pulsed, a hot, throb that matched the beating of my heart. I stared at my mother, seeing a stranger in the woman who had raised me. Her hand was back at her side, her face composed, as if she hadn't just struck her twenty-one-year-old daughter across the face."Did she introduce you to someone?" my mother demanded again, she stepped closer, invading my space, her eyes searching mine with a terrifying intensity. "That roommate. Did she take you to parties? Did she introduce you to men? Is that why you were in a motel?""No," I managed to say, though my jaw ached when I opened my mouth. "I told you, I was alone.""Lies," she hissed. "Louis said you smelled of cologne yesterday. He said you were aggressive, that isn't you, Sofia. That is the behavior of a woman who has been corrupted. Has she introduced you to drugs? To alcohol?""This is insane," I said, shaking my head, a laugh bubbling up in my throat. "Do you hear yourself? You're interroga

SofiaLouis returned to the room a few minutes later, clutching my phone, he held it out to me, his hand trembling slightly."Here," he whispered. "Your mother was in the kitchen, I took it."I didn't thank him. I snatched the phone from his hand, turning my back on him immediately to power it on. My fingers flew across the screen.Me: I'm okay, I'm safe. Returning to school soon.The reply was instantaneous.Luca: You better be. I was about to burn this city down to find you. When you're out, I'm taking you away. A week somewhere no one can find us. I need to remind you who owns you.Me: I love that.I locked the phone and turned back to Louis. He was staring at me, looking pathetic and torn."Take it back," I said, shoving the phone into his chest. "If I keep it, she'll find it put it back before you get caught.""Sofia, we need to talk," he pleaded, clutching the phone. "I... I realized I was wrong involving your family... I just pushed you away. I'm sorry."I laughed, I was so tir