WARNING!!!
THIS CHAPTER IS RATED 18!!!
Sophia’s POV
The gates opened before we even got close.
Not slowly this time.
Not dramatically.
Just… smoothly.
Like the house already knew who was coming.
Colton didn’t say anything as we drove in, but his hand found mine again, fingers lacing with mine in a quiet, natural way that didn’t feel forced.
Like it belonged there.
And somehow… so did I.
The estate looked even more beautiful in daylight.
Yesterday, it had felt intimidating.
Grand.
Almost untouchable.
But today?
It felt softer.
The sunlight spilled over the marble, the glass, the greenery… turning everything into something almost dreamlike.
Like the house had exhaled overnight.
We stepped out of the car, and instead of heading toward the main entrance, Colton led me aroun
