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Chloe asked me to help Sophia settle in the next morning. “She’s in the blue room,” Chloe said as we walked upstairs. “I already put fresh towels in there, but can you show her where everything is? I have to call the caterer.” “Okay.” Sophia opened the door when I knocked. She was already unpacking, hanging clothes in the wardrobe with neat, careful movements. “Chloe asked me to check if you need anything,” I said. “That’s kind of you.” She smiled politely. “Come in.” The room smelled faintly of her perfume. Soft and expensive. I stood near the door while she continued unpacking. “The bathroom is through there,” I told her. “Extra blankets are in the bottom drawer. If you need the Wi-Fi password, it’s on the desk.” “Thank you.” She glanced at me. “You’ve been staying here a while, haven’t you?” “A few weeks.” “Chloe speaks very highly of you. She said you’re the one person she can always count on.” The words landed heavier than she probably meant them to. “She’s m

Chloe found me in the guest house late in the afternoon. She knocked once and came in without waiting, carrying two bottles of water. Her face looked tired in a way that had nothing to do with wedding planning. “Can we talk?” she asked. “Of course.” She sat on the edge of the bed and stared at the floor for a few seconds before speaking. “I’ve been thinking a lot,” she said. “About the wedding. About Dad. About everything that’s been happening in this house.” I stayed quiet and let her talk. “I keep telling myself I’m happy,” she continued. “And I am. Marcus is good to me. But sometimes I feel like everything is moving too fast. Like I’m holding it all together with both hands, and if I let go for even a second, it will fall apart.” “You’re allowed to feel that way,” I said. Chloe looked up at me. “Dad has been different. More distracted. And Julian… he’s been acting strange, too. Making comments that don’t make sense. And then there’s Sophia. She’s nice, but I can te

Dominic came back to the guest house less than an hour after he left. I was still sitting on the bed when he knocked the second time. The moment I opened the door, he stepped inside and locked it behind him. “We need to talk properly,” he said. I closed the door fully and turned to face him. “I thought you said we had to be more careful.” “I know what I said.” He walked further into the room. “But sitting with this by myself is not helping. Victoria is not going to slow down. If Julian is feeding her information, then every day we wait makes it worse.” I sat down on the edge of the bed. “What do you want us to do?” Dominic stood in front of me, hands in his pockets, shoulders tight. “First, we stop giving them anything new. No more nights like the ones we’ve had. And with that there would be no more chances for someone to see us together when the house is quiet.” “You’re saying we stay away from each other.” “I’m saying we survive the next few days.” His voice was low b

Dominic came to the guest house late that night. I opened the door and he stepped inside without a word. He locked it behind him, then stood there looking at me like he had been holding something in all day. “She gave me a deadline,” he said. “Victoria?” “Yes. Three days. Before the wedding. She wants answers about you, about this house, about us. If I don’t give her something, she’ll use whatever she already has.” I stared at him. “So we have three days.” “Yes.” I didn’t know what to say back. My chest felt tight. My hands were starting to shake. Dominic walked toward me. He stopped close enough that I could feel the heat coming off his body. “I don’t want to talk about her anymore tonight,” he said. Then he kissed me. The kiss was not gentle. It was deep and desperate, like he was trying to say everything he couldn’t put into words that he was scared, that he wanted me, that he hated the corner we were in, that he still couldn’t stay away. I kissed him back the same way. M

Sophia found Dominic in the study just after lunch.I was passing through the hallway when I heard her voice coming through the half-open door. I should have kept walking. Instead I stopped a few steps away and listened.“I was hoping we could talk for a minute,” she said.Dominic’s reply was polite. “Of course. What is it?”There was a short pause. Then Sophia spoke again.“We’ve been around each other for days now, but we’ve never really spent time alone. Not properly. I thought maybe this evening, after dinner, we could take a walk. Or sit outside for a while. Just the two of us.”I stayed still.Dominic’s voice stayed even. “Sophia, I appreciate the thought. But with the wedding this close, my attention is on Chloe. I don’t think it’s the right time.”“I understand that,” she said. “I do. But after the wedding, things will settle. I just… I wanted to see if there was something here. Between us.”Another silence.“I’ve enjoyed your company,” Dominic said carefully. “You’re kind, an