Chapter 70

Dante’s POV.

Some thing was different about Sophia.

I sensed it the night I had drove her back to the city and settled her in to her home again. There was definitely some shift in her demeanor. Obviously, that night, with every thing that had gone on, I didn’t think too much about it. What had been witnessed had not been an easy sight to digest let alone the addition of what Sophia had to endure for the days that she was held captive.

Pheobe was dead and even though that had not been a part of the plan, it turned out to be necessary. I knew that they would try some thing and it was exactly why I had back up. If they attempted any thing, matters would be sought the way it had been seen fit and that was exactly what had happened.

As for Demetri, the man would never come to see the light of freedom for as long as he lived. I made certain of that and there would be no change to his sentence.

All of this I chalked as the reason that Sophia was so distant and closed off and I let it be. However, when she began ignoring my calls, I had grown a little suspicious that perhaps there was more to her mood that met the eye.

Of course, that assumption was confirmed when I showed up at her home and saw her face immediately turn from bright and happy as she spoke to Hayley to disappointment at my sudden

presence.

I thought we had moved past all of this, that we had made some solid progress in moving forward not only when it came to Hayley but with us. The last night that we shared in Greece meant some thing. I saw it in her eyes. She felt exactly what I had felt yet, now as I looked at her in bed, it was hard to imagine those emotions in her eyes again.

Every thing about her screamed cold and unapproachable but it was only that way for me. Adam had shown up at some point during the evening and Sophia interacted with him just fine. It had irritated me beyond belief because I felt like the third person in her catch up session just lurking about like an angry warden.

I couldn’t stomach to see her behave so friendly with Adam yet so aloof with me. I wanted to leave. and head to some other part of the house but I couldn’t. Some thing in me refused to leave them alone. Their relationship never failed to eat at me especially right at this moment.

Hayley served as a good distraction as she explained all the flowers that they kept in the garden which she had inspected herself, I tried to lend her an ear and I succeeded until Sophia’s melodious laughter reached my ears at some thing Adam had said and I felt my jaw clench painfully.

Just once I would like to knock the air out of Adam. It would not be a challenge by any means and I could easily take him but that would only give Sophia another reason to hold on to her displeasure

with me.

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to storm across the room and drag Adam out

you recover, we should go out. My treat.” Adam offered and Sophia

would like that. I’m pretty bored being on bed rest even though it has only been two days.” She complained to Adam

up fully informed and in care mode for Sophia. How many time did she had to reject

arrived for him to leave, I couldn’t have been happier. I resisted the urge to kick him out myself but once he left, it

what was going on but the doctor showed up to dress her wounds and commented on how it was healing well before he had left. I had taken Hayley out of the room when Dr Hannigan had been present. She didn’t need to see the damage on her

hopped back in to the room and I followed her once

with us in the dining room?” Hayley offered innocently

“I really wouldn’t mind that that I can’t exactly walk properly until I’m fully healed. She tried to explain gently but Hayley’s look if determination was strong.

the dining room? would that work?” Sophia looked mortified by the idea of

with that.” She dismissed the suggestion like I hadn’t touched

before.

She was conscious of me, I knew that much. I could see it in her expressions and the way she made sure not to venture her gaze

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to my own ears. “I can help her on and

we forgetting the stairs going down to the dining room?” I caught her condescending note in her words

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have been these past two days. Her

wanted to cat with both of us at once but it was not proving possible tonight.

carry the plates of food to the

her room to get changed in to pajamas.

I was with her and she looked at me with the more adoring orbs possible like I put the stars in the sky just by being present and with her, there was nothing

the end of the fairy tale about the frog Prince and I

the hall way with intent. With Hayley asleep now, I could finally confront her about why she

her eyes widened slightly just looking at me like she had forgotten entirely that I was even around. I stopped at the foot of her bed crossing my arms over

thought you had left by now. She muttered tightly and it sent me jaw clenching once again.

leave but not now.” She heard the firmness in my words and her l*ps pressed In together to form a thin line.

persisted. “Won’t it

her. “I get it, Sophia, you want me to leave.” I snapped at her but then inhaled heavily trying to calm myself

in conversation since what happened. You don’t want to look at me, you barely even take note of me when I’m around. What is it? What is it that I have done that’s so horrible?” She blinked like she had been

not. show any sign of speaking

have had to be saved had it not been for you, Dante.” She spat out and I felt a frown form on my forehead. “Had it not been for you and the decisions you have made, I would have never been a victim to such a horrible thing.”

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