Caleb
I watched her kneel.
Sonya who was always proud, fierce, and relentless was now on her knees in front of Erick and Sophia.
And I could do nothing.
Every instinct in me wanted to step in, say something, to intervene but I didn’t. Because I knew better.
Erick wasn’t a man who tolerated disrespect, not in business and certainly not in his home.
If I dared to speak out now, to protect Sonya from the consequence of her own behavior, I would only make things worse. For both of us.
And truthfully… this was her idea.
She was the one who insisted we come here. She was the one who wanted to smooth things over personally. If this was how it had to be done, then so be it.
Sonya shifted slightly and held her stomach, as though her pride had been physically hurt.
Her expression was ta
