GABRIELLE POV
Gabrielle slowly blinked awake, her eyes adjusting to the darkness. The night had settled in, and the window revealed only the faint glow of streetlights outside…
She grabbed her phone from the bedside table, squinting at the screen. It was eight-thirty in the evening, and there were two missed calls from Leo. He’d probably tried to cancel their dinner plans, but she couldn’t bring herself to care enough to call him back.
With a sigh, Gabrielle got up and headed downstairs, clutching her phone. The house felt oddly quiet. Sophia was nowhere to be seen, and Gabrielle couldn’t shake the suspicion that Sophia and Vico were still sneaking around together.
In the kitchen, Gabrielle assembled a quick snack… ham and cheese. She plopped down at the counter, her mind distracted a
