Sophia paced around her room, her mind a whirl of confusion and frustration. Mr. Black's kiss lingered on her lips, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't shake the image of his intense eyes behind that mask.
Her emotions were all over the place-anger, confusion, even a strange longing she didn't understand. She was suffocating in her own thoughts, and the walls of the mansion felt like they were closing in on her.
With a huff of frustration, she grabbed her jacket and threw it over her shoulders. She needed air, space, something to take her mind off everything.
Mr. Black had been more distant than usual since the kiss, and she couldn't stand the tension any longer. Sneaking out wouldn't be hard; the mansion was heavily guarded, but she knew the patrol schedules, knew th
