Revenge is Best Served… After Reborn

Sophie knew deep down that she didn't want Colby to hide things from her. But she wasn't stupid.

What Gordon had hinted at earlier was practically spelling it out for her. Colby's grip on Sophie's hand tightened, his voice low and serious, "I love you."

Those three simple words didn't roll off his tongue as smoothly as they used to.

Colby gently stroked Sophie's hair, saying, "Don't overthink this, just give me some time, okay?" There was a touch of pleading in his voice.

A tone Sophie had never heard from him before.

Colby was definitely keeping something from her.

And it was something big.

Sophie picked up on these signals from Colby's tone. She asked, "Have you cheated on me?"

"Absolutely not!"

"Am I not your first?"

"You're the one and only."

"Have you done something against your principles?"

"No."

responses were

a wave of relief. "Then I'm not

freeze for a

has to love me, respect me, and be willing to stand by me for life, never betraying me. Can you promise me that?"

I need," Sophie said. "In

respect and to see each other as the most important person in

when

ready. Besides... I

it could

the house in her name, and seemed to want to be with

Mr. Gordon was

seemed like nothing could

to their room

after a moment of silence, pushed open the door

watching a pair of swallows outside the window. As Rick was

said. "She'll find

Ms. Sophie can't handle it

see those swallows

the window?" Gordon said.

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