**Nora's POV**
The city lights blurred past the car window as I sat in the backseat of the taxi, my heart heavy with the weight of betrayal. I had told Collins I would stay at my apartment downtown, but I couldn't bear the thought of being alone with my thoughts in that empty space. Instead, I found myself giving the driver Sophia's address.
My hands trembled as I knocked on her door at nearly midnight. When Sophia opened it, her face immediately shifted from surprise to concern at the sight of my tear-stained cheeks.
"Nora? What happened?" she asked, pulling me into her warm embrace without hesitation.
"Everything I thought I knew was a lie," I whispered against her shoulder, feeling the dam of emotions finally break.
Sophia guided me to her living room, wrapping a soft blanket aroun
