Sonia’s POV
And then came the first real breakthrough.
Later that night, I passed the study and heard a tone I hadn’t heard from Alexander yet…
Victory.
Cold, dangerous victory.
“Send me everything,” he said.
“And I want the files tonight. No delays.”
Footsteps.
A pause.
Then:
“This isn’t random. It’s someone who knows me.”
My body stiffened.
Knows… him?
The door opened before I could move away, and he almost bumped into me.
His eyebrows lifted.
“Sonia?”
I tried to read his face.
He tried to hide his expression.
He failed.
“Something happened,” I said softly.
He hesitated.
For the first time since the attack…
Alexander hesitated with me.
Not because he didn’t want to tell me.
Because he didn’t want to scare me.
He stepped closer, thumb brushing my cheek, an instinc
