Flora's POV
Sophia didn't hesitate. She threw her arms around me, pulling me into a tight, fierce hug that caught me completely off guard.
"Don't you dare let that woman get inside your head, Flora," Sophia whispered urgently against my shoulder, her voice vibrating with protective anger. "She is using the only weapon she thinks she has left, which is guilt. But she doesn't have any real power here. Not unless you let her."
I pulled back, wiping a stray tear from my cheek, feeling a massive wave of relief just having everything out in the open. "I know. I told her off in the hallway. I told her to go ahead and tell Emily. But Sophia... the thought of Emily looking at me with hatred? It makes my stomach twist into knots."
"Then don't give Victoria the satisfaction of controlling the na
