Sophia’s POV
I didn’t open the message.
I just stared at his name glowing against the screen like it was mocking me.
Colton.
The same name that had made my stomach flip with warmth three weeks ago now felt like a blade pressed gently against my ribs.
I thought this was it.
I thought it was different from Frank.
Different from heartbreak that creeps up slowly. Different from love that leaves without warning. I thought this time, the universe had finally exhaled and handed me something steady.
I thought everything had changed.
I thought I was finally going to be happy.
My throat tightened painfully.
What was I expecting?
Three weeks.
Three weeks of phone calls and confessions and future promises. Three weeks of believing I had found something real. Something rare.
And now?
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