Sophia stood in the center of the room, her hands clenched into fists so tight her knuckles turned white. Her entire body radiated a cold, dangerous fury. She breathed heavily, her mind flashing with images: her parents’ smiling faces, the pain of her accident, the years of lost memories, the fear she had lived in… and now, the knowledge that it was all deliberate. All planned by one man’s greed.
For a long, terrifying moment, silence reigned, broken only by the heavy beating of hearts. Then, slowly, Sophia closed her eyes. She took a deep, shuddering breath, forcing the raging storm inside her to recede, pulling the dark aura back within herself, locking it away once more—though now, they all knew exactly what lay beneath.
When she opened her eyes again, they were calm, cold, and terrif
