The elevator moved down through the building that had been Sophia’s whole world for the last three years. With every floor they passed, it felt like another piece of her old life fell away. By the time they reached the parking garage, she wasn’t Mrs. Richard Blackwood anymore, she wasn’t a trapped wife or a helpless victim.
She wasn't sure who she was yet, but she was finally free to find out.
“Stay close,” Lorenzo said quietly as the elevator doors opened. His sharp eyes scanned the parking garage carefully. “My team checked everything, but we won’t take any risks.”
The garage looked normal to Sophia, but she noticed how Alexander and Damian moved to stand on either side of her. Ethan stayed behind her. They didn’t discuss it, didn’t even look at each other, but they moved perfectly to
