Sonya
I felt the heat rise in my face the moment I saw them enter together.
Sophia. With Erick.
And not behind him either, she was beside him. They walked Shoulder to shoulder, like a perfect little pair.
My jaw clenched.
I had mentally prepared myself for a lot this morning.
I knew Erick wouldn’t be friendly. I even expected some lingering tension from the contract signing.
But this?
This unexpected presence. Sophia’s parade of confidence and smug perfection.
It sent a hot wave of rage straight through me.
What the hell was she doing here?
Sophia didn’t belong in this palace. She had no noble blood, no heritage, no right to stand so comfortably in a place like this, much less beside someone like Erick.
And yet, there she was.
Calm. Serene.
Dressed in ivory and gray like
