Sophia’s POV
Everything slowed.
The laughter around us.
The soft music playing somewhere in the background.
Even the clinking of glasses from nearby tables felt distant… muffled… like the world had suddenly stepped back to watch.
And then…
He started walking toward us.
Not hesitating.
Not second-guessing.
Like he had every right to.
My chest tightened instantly.
A sharp, unfamiliar pull.
I hadn’t seen him in so long.
Not since everything ended.
Not since I walked away from that version of my life…
The quieter one.
The smaller one.
And now here he was.
Standing in the middle of the life I had stepped into.
“Wow…”
His voice came first.
Low.
Almost amused.
“You didn’t just move on, Sophia…”
A slow glance around…
Taking in the setting.
The elegance.
The luxury.
Colt
