Sofia Pov
It’s well past midnight.
Mia’s snoring softly beside me, tangled in my blanket. Kiera’s curled up at the edge, her phone buzzing with useless notifications.
I’m wide awake.
I stare at the ceiling. Lucien’s voice replays in my head—sharp, dismissive, cold.
“You’re not worth my time.”
Tch. Not worth his time. As if he wasn’t the one trying to get into my mouth.
I glance at Mia, then Kiera. Quietly, I slip out from under the blanket, tiptoe across the room, and ease Mia’s phone from her hand. She doesn’t stir.
I slip into the bathroom and lock the door. Swallow hard. My fingers twitch.
I shouldn’t be doing this.
This is so stupid.
What the hell am I doing?
But I can’t stop. I can’t just let it go.
He looked at me like I was nothing. Like I didn’t exist. Like I wasn’t ev
