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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the moment. Every ounce of my being wanted to storm across the

Adam offered and Sophia nodded like she was

I’m pretty bored being on bed rest even though it has only been two days.”

already knew what had happened. I could tell by the lack of curiosity he held from the time he had arrived. He showed up fully informed and in care mode for

to kick him out myself but once

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

the room and I followed her once I’d seen the doctor

dinner with us in the dining room?” Hayley

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

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

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

before.

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 further than the bed even by mistake. She

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unfamiliar to my own ears. “I can help her on and we can wheel her to the dining room. Hayley was on board with that idea, obviously,

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

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me like we have been these past two days. Her invitation extended to Hayley and Hayley only.

to cat with both of us

I was not hungry and it would be fine if Hayley ate with Sophia in her room, she agreed. I helped her carry the plates of food to the room that the cook had prepared. They had eaten and I stayed close

brush her teeth then to her room to get changed in to pajamas. She asked me to tuck her in to her bed and read

I would be facing but the minute 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 that felt unfixable.

had fallen asleep before I made it to the end of the fairy tale about the frog Prince and I carefully

Hayley asleep now, I could finally confront her about why she

entirely that I was even around. I stopped at the foot of her bed crossing

by now. She muttered tightly and it sent me jaw clenching

but not now.” She heard the firmness in my words and

She persisted. “Won’t

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

to me 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

I not supposed to have saved you and left you to the wolves?” I questioned when she did not. show any sign of speaking but her nostrils had flared and the

it not been for you and the decisions you have made, I would have never been a victim to such a horrible thing.” Her voice had

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