Viya's POV
My phone vibrated with a text from Sophia: [Outside already. Where are you?]
I quickened my pace toward the gate, eager to escape the awkward encounter with Miranda and Lucius. The last thing I needed was to witness their intimate little outing.
[Coming!] I texted back.
As I reached Sophia's sleek black BMW, I couldn't help but glance back at Elias's home. The warm yellow light from inside contrasted sharply with the cold December air that bit at my cheeks. For a moment, I wondered what was happening inside—whether Elias would actually take Miranda as his student.
"You look like you've seen a ghost," Sophia remarked as I slid into the passenger seat. "Or worse—your husband and his sister-in-law?"
I buckled my seatbelt and sighed. "How did you guess?"
"Luck
