Adrian’s POV
Sophie’s words still rang in my ears long after she stormed out of the office.
Not yours to keep.
Her voice had cracked, but her eyes… those damned eyes burned with conviction.
I had faced men who begged for their lives with less defiance than she carried in her spine. Sophie Hart was fire, and fire didn’t bend. It devoured.
I leaned against the edge of my desk, forcing my hands to unclench. She thought Cole could protect her. She thought revenge was enough to keep her alive in this world. The naivety would almost be laughable if it didn’t cut so deep. She didn’t understand—Cole wasn’t a savior. He was a vulture circling her pain, waiting for her to fall.
The thought of her trusting him made my blood boil.
Cole had access because once—stupidly—I had let him in. A partne
