Chapter 1518

**Knock, knock.**

The sound echoed softly against the door. Sophie, feeling upbeat, called out, "Come on in!"

Harold stepped inside, looking like he didn't quite know where to begin. Sophie immediately guessed he had seen the news. "Are you upset I didn't give you a heads up?"

"You've got your reasons for keeping it under wraps. I'm not gonna pry, and you don't have to explain. It's just...," Harold hesitated.

"Don't you think naming the club 'S&C' is a bit too on the nose?" he finally asked. "I mean, everyone's gonna assume it stands for Sophie and Colby. If The Silent Shadows catch wind, all your efforts might just go down the drain." Harold couldn't believe Sophie would risk something like this.

Sophie chuckled, "Who says it has to be Sophie and Colby? It could just as easily be Sophie's charm and Harold's valor."

The gossip mill in Devonport was working overtime, buzzing about Sophie and Harold being an item. Everyone seemed convinced they were not only together but also shacked up.

Sophie nor Harold had bothered to set the record straight, which Harold thought was because Sophie didn't care about the rumors. But now, he realized there was more to it. Sophie was

mad as

won't," Sophie shrugged. "I've left enough clues for him. If he still doesn't get it... well, once we've dealt with The Silent Shadows, I'll have a

and Colby. Sophie could've picked something else, but she preferred this. It had to be about

in darkness. Sophie was on the mend, and with the New Year around the corner, the world outside was still a snowy

for

the Spellman family arrived. Ever since Timothy met his end at Joseph's hands, the Spellmans had gone quiet. But recently, they'd secured

foothold in Summerfield

in Summerfield, the Spellman and Gibbs families were locked in a power struggle. Both were eager to seize the throne and boot the Mintons out of

it, I should've crushed the Spellman family when I had the chance! Who do they think they are trying to upstage the Mintons!" Odie fumed when he got wind of the

nearby, couldn't calm him

the Spellmans could climb the ranks so

fix anything, Sophie said, getting to her feet. "I've got

see things

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