SOPHIA’S POV Around midnight, my phone buzzed. It was a news alert. I almost ignored it, but something made me pick it up and look. The headline made my blood run cold. "Alpha Damien Stone Spares No Expense for Mystery Woman's Birthday Celebration" My hands shook as I clicked the article. Photos loaded slowly. My heart broke into pieces as I saw photos of Damien and Tiffany at an exclusive boutique downtown. The owner had closed the entire store just for them. Tiffany was modeling dresses while Damien watched, smiling in a way I hadn't seen in years. I saw more photos - Shopping bags piled high, jewelry boxes from the most expensive stores in the city, a custom birthday cake that probably cost more than most people's monthly rent. And the final image, the one that destroye

