A Phoenix Within
The moment Sophie left with the flash drive, a searing bolt of panic shot through Tessa’s chest.
No.
Not after everything.
Not now.
That drive was the only real evidence she had—the only thing standing between her and the wrath Nate had promised to prepare for her.
Her bare feet hit the floor as she dashed out the room, not even pausing to grab a robe over her nightdress. Her heart was pounding, with rage burning in her blood like fire. Every humiliation, every insult, every mistreatment from Blake’s family had built up massively in her this moment—and she wouldn’t be the submissive, helpless girl anymore.
Not tonight.
Not ever again.
She stormed down the corridor, following the sound of Sophie’s heels clicking against the marble floor like a ticking time bomb, sh
